William James Affleck Shepherd (1866–1946) was an English illustrator and cartoonist, known mainly for anthropomorphic animal drawings. He rarely used his first forename – most of his works are simply signed "J.A.S."
Shepherd did not receive any formal art training. For three years he worked under the direction of Alfred Bryan on the Moonshine satirical magazine.[3] In 1893 he joined the staff of Punch.[4] He also worked for The Strand magazine, the Illustrated London News and other periodicals.
He was a fellow of the Zoological Society and enjoyed the outdoor life. He underlined the importance of animals to him in a remark: "There are only two things I love in my life – my mother and my raven." This was before his marriage in 1897.[5] Shepherd was the maternal grandfather of David Sheppard (6 March 1929 – 5 March 2005), Bishop of Liverpool and a Test cricketer.
Publicationsedit
in 1897 Shepherd produced the children's picture book "Zig Zag Fables", which the Disney animator Andreas Deja has cited as an influence.[6] In 1926 "A Frolic around the Zoo" appeared, featuring the adventures of Blinx, a stray cat, and Bunda, an escaped monkey. He illustrated many books and was a contributor to The Rosebud annuals, which were renowned for their illustrations by Louis Wain.
Referencesedit
^free BMD Births Mar Q 1867 St. Geo. H. Sq. 1a 282 SHEPHERD William James A,
^free BMD Deaths Jun Q 1946 Cirencester 6a 495 SHEPHERD William J A Age 79
^Christopher Wood, The Dictionary of Victorian Painters, ISBN0902028723, p. 426.
^Artists of the Strand Magazine, Vol. 10, December 1895
^"Deja View: James Affleck Shepherd". 3 September 2013.
External linksedit
Cartoon Museum article
Publications by J. A. Shepherd
Work held by the Victoria and Albert Museum
January 01, 1970
william, james, affleck, shepherd, 1866, 1946, english, illustrator, cartoonist, known, mainly, anthropomorphic, animal, drawings, rarely, used, first, forename, most, works, simply, signed, shepherd, 1925, when, contributing, illustrated, london, news, conten. William James Affleck Shepherd 1866 1946 was an English illustrator and cartoonist known mainly for anthropomorphic animal drawings He rarely used his first forename most of his works are simply signed J A S J A Shepherd in 1925 when contributing to The Illustrated London News Contents 1 Life 2 Publications 3 References 4 External linksLife edit nbsp James Affleck Shepherd Nights with Uncle Remus Shepherd the son of a cigar importer was born on 29 November 1866 in Pimlico London 1 and died in Cirencester Gloucestershire in 1946 2 Shepherd did not receive any formal art training For three years he worked under the direction of Alfred Bryan on the Moonshine satirical magazine 3 In 1893 he joined the staff of Punch 4 He also worked for The Strand magazine the Illustrated London News and other periodicals He was a fellow of the Zoological Society and enjoyed the outdoor life He underlined the importance of animals to him in a remark There are only two things I love in my life my mother and my raven This was before his marriage in 1897 5 Shepherd was the maternal grandfather of David Sheppard 6 March 1929 5 March 2005 Bishop of Liverpool and a Test cricketer Publications editin 1897 Shepherd produced the children s picture book Zig Zag Fables which the Disney animator Andreas Deja has cited as an influence 6 In 1926 A Frolic around the Zoo appeared featuring the adventures of Blinx a stray cat and Bunda an escaped monkey He illustrated many books and was a contributor to The Rosebud annuals which were renowned for their illustrations by Louis Wain References edit free BMD Births Mar Q 1867 St Geo H Sq 1a 282 SHEPHERD William James A free BMD Deaths Jun Q 1946 Cirencester 6a 495 SHEPHERD William J A Age 79 Chris Beetles Gallery Christopher Wood The Dictionary of Victorian Painters ISBN 0902028723 p 426 Artists of the Strand Magazine Vol 10 December 1895 Deja View James Affleck Shepherd 3 September 2013 External links editCartoon Museum article Publications by J A Shepherd Work held by the Victoria and Albert Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William James Affleck Shepherd amp oldid 1142474381, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
