Arthur Wallis Mills

Arthur Wallis Mills (often abbreviated A. Wallis Mills, as well as A. W. Mills) (1878–1940) was a British artist. As well as traditional art forms,^[1] Mills also produced artwork and occasional cartoons for Punch Magazine,^{[2][3][4][5][6]} The Strand Magazine,^[7] The Humourist, The Black and White Illustrated Budget and The Royal Magazine in the United Kingdom as well as The Wanganui Chronicle in New Zealand. He also illustrated A Cabinet Secret (Guy Boothby, 1901),^[8] the 1908 edition of The Novels of Jane Austen in Ten Volumes,^[9] The Zincali - An account of the gypsies of Spain (George Borrow, 1841) and The Red Book of Heroes (Andrew Lang, 1909).^[10]

Photograph of original artwork by Arthur Wallis Mills for The Black and White Illustrated Budget, 1903

Mills illustrated many of P. G. Wodehouse's stories in magazines, including Indiscretions of Archie (1920–1921), Leave It to Psmith (1923), and 15 of P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves short stories in The Strand Magazine, the first being "Jeeves in the Springtime" (1921). He illustrated more Jeeves short stories for their original UK magazine publications than any other artist.

Artwork

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  Suffragettes at Home for Punch Magazine, published 14 April 1909.

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  The Suffragette that Knew Jiu-Jitsu. The Arrest. (Edith Margaret Garrud) By Arthur Wallis Mills, originally published 1910 for Punch Magazine and The Wanganui Chronicle.

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  Illustration of Bertie Wooster and Jeeves for P. G. Wodehouse's short story "Jeeves in the Springtime", published in The Strand Magazine in December 1921.

References

1. "Wallis Mills". WikiWorldBook. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
2. "Mr. Punch in Bohemia : or, The lighter side of literary, artistic and professional life : May, Phil, 1864-1903, ill : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". Retrieved 31 July 2012.
3. Phil May; Charles Keene; George du Maurier; Dudley Hardy; Fred Pegram; F. H. Townsend; Lewis Baumer; L. Raven-Hill; J. Bernard Partridge; E. T. Reed; H. M. Brock; C. E. Brock; Tom Browne; Gunning King; Harry Furniss; A. Wallis Mills; G. L. Stampa; et al. J. A. Hammerton (ed.). "MR. PUNCH IN BOHEMIA — PUNCH LIBRARY OF HUMOUR".
4. "Punch Magazine". Spartacus-Educational.com. from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
5. "Wallis Mills - Featured Artist Lot - Onslows". Artfact. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
6. "Wallis Mills - Featured Artist Lot - Holloway's". Artfact. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
7. "Sherlock Holmes - The Strand Magazine - 1891-1930 - Studium Magazine". Studium.com. 21 June 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
8. A Cabinet Secret eBook: Guy Newell Boothby, Arthur Wallis Mills: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
9. ""Review", The Literary Digest, October 17, 1908, p. 561". 17 October 1908. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
10. "Wallis Mills - Featured Artist Lot - Dickins Auctioneers". Artfact. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2012.

External links

• Works by Arthur Wallis Mills at Project Gutenberg
• Punch Illustrations by Arthur Wallis Mills in HeidICON