26 prints and drawings by Cecil Leslie held at the British Museum, including 19 donated by Pauline Clarke.
August 28, 2023
cecil, mary, leslie, 1900, 1980, engraver, portrait, painter, sculptor, illustrator, born1900, 1900, london, englanddied1980, aged, nationalitybritishknown, forpainting, engraving, illustrationbiography, editleslie, born, london, studied, heatherley, school, f. Cecil Mary Leslie 1900 1980 was an engraver portrait painter sculptor and illustrator Cecil Mary LeslieBorn1900 1900 London EnglandDied1980 aged 79 80 NationalityBritishKnown forPainting Engraving IllustrationBiography EditLeslie was born in London and studied at the Heatherley School of Fine Art in 1919 and then at the London School of Photolithography and Engraving and the Central School of Arts and Crafts 1 She taught at the Grosvenor School of Modern Art 1 From 1923 until 1939 Leslie exhibited works at the Royal Academy in London with the Society of Women Artists the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool the New English Art Club the Royal Society of British Artists the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art and at the Royal Scottish Academy 1 Leslie also exhibited in the United States France Czechoslovakia the Netherlands Australia and New Zealand Her home was in Blakeney Norfolk 1 Cecil Leslie illustrated the Puffin editions of the classic Heidi 1956 and E Nesbit s The Story of the Treasure Seekers 1958 The Wouldbegoods 1958 and The Enchanted Castle 1964 She also illustrated many of Pauline Clarke s books including the Carnegie Medal winner The Twelve and the Genii and several other children s books by Rose Fyleman and Alison Uttley among others 2 References Edit a b c d David Buckman 2006 Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1 A to L Art Dictionaries Ltd ISBN 0 953260 95 X The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators 1994 edited by Alan Horne Antique Collectors Club pp 292 293External links Edit Children s literature portal Visual arts portal2 artworks by or after Cecil Mary Leslie at the Art UK site Victoria amp Albert Museum examples of Leslie s engraving from Pauline Clarke s Crowds of Creatures Portrait by Cecil Mary Leslie Cecil Leslie Devout Matrons Cecil Leslie at Library of Congress with 3 library catalogue records 26 prints and drawings by Cecil Leslie held at the British Museum including 19 donated by Pauline Clarke Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cecil Mary Leslie amp oldid 1091669798, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
