Joseph Clayton Clark (1857— 8 August 1937), who worked under the pseudonym "Kyd", was a British artist best known for his illustrations of characters from the novels of Charles Dickens. The artwork was published in magazines or sold as watercolor paintings, rather than included in an edition of the novels.
He was born in Peel on the Isle of Man in 1857, the son of Lauris and Eliza Clark.[1]
In 1889 he married Agnes Roberts (born 1872), and their children were: David (born 1891), Dora (born 1891), Constance (born 1893), Grace (born 1895), Josephine (born 1897), Rose (born 1898), Joseph Cecil (1900–1989), Cecil William (1900–1989), Alice Ivy (1906–1927), and Joseph Clayton Jr. (born 1911). Around 1892, Clark moved with his family to Chichester in West Sussex.
Clark had many occupations during his lifetime, including designer of cigarette cards and postcards, and as a fore-edge painter principally specializing in characters from the works of Charles Dickens. He worked for Punch for only one day and then as a freelance artist until 1900.
Clark's illustrations from Dickens first appeared in 1887 in Fleet Street Magazine, with two published collections appearing shortly after as The Characters of Charles Dickens (1889) and Some Well Known Characters from the Works of Charles Dickens (1892). Kyd's representations from the works of Dickens owe much to the original illustrations of Hablot Knight Browne ('Phiz') and Robert Seymour (the first illustrator of The Pickwick Papers, one of Clark's most popular themes), while the modelling of the characters seems to be based on Phiz's later designs from the 1870s.[2] Early in the twentieth century five sets of postcards based on his Dickens drawings were published, as well as seven sets of non-Dickensian comic cards.
From 1927 Clark earned his living from watercolor sketches, mainly of Dickens' characters, which he sold to and through the London book trade. Frederic G. Kitton referred to Clark in his book Dickens and His Illustrators (1890), by which time Clark's watercolors were already being bought by major Dickens collectors.[3] The auction of the Dickens collection of F W Cosens FSA of Clapham Park, held at Christie's on 17 May 1890, sold a collection of 241 of Clark's Dickens watercolors, and Tom Wilson, at the time the foremost collector of Dickens, owned 331 of Clark's drawings.
"As a character 'Kyd' emulated those of Dickens and his own illustrations – slightly larger than life. In his style and dress he was mildly flamboyant for the period. He seldom varied his attire from a grey suit, spats, homburg hat, gloves and was never without a carnation or substitute flower in his button hole."[4]
Apart from his Dickens work, "Kyd" also illustrated humorous series such as "Some Typical Newspaper Readers" (c.1900), "The Book and Its Reader", and "London Types".[1] He also illustrated a series of 50 smokers for Gallaher Ltd.; this series was issued as a set of cigarette cards entitled 'Votaries of the Weed' in 1916.
^ ab"Joseph Clayton Clark: Artist - "Look and Learn" History Picture Library". Lookandlearn.com. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
^Design for Dick Swiveller by 'Kyd', Victorian Web database
^Kitton, Frederic G. Dickens and His Illustrators (1890) p. 233
^Sawyer, Richard. "Kyd" (Joseph Clayton Clark): A Preliminary Study of his Life and Work Together with an Essay on Fore-Edge Paintings, 1980. p. 7
^Wark, Robert R (1996). "The Curious Case of Joseph Clayton Clark". Huntington Library Quarterly. University of California Press. JSTOR 3817700.
^"Charles Dickens Mint Stamps". Shop.royalmail.com. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
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Joseph Clayton Clark 1857 8 August 1937 who worked under the pseudonym Kyd was a British artist best known for his illustrations of characters from the novels of Charles Dickens The artwork was published in magazines or sold as watercolor paintings rather than included in an edition of the novels Kyd self portrait as the Joker for a set of Charles Dickens The Pickwick Papers playing cards 1931 Contents 1 Early life and family life 2 Career 3 Death 4 Honored as UK stamp art 5 Gallery 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and family life editHe was born in Peel on the Isle of Man in 1857 the son of Lauris and Eliza Clark 1 In 1889 he married Agnes Roberts born 1872 and their children were David born 1891 Dora born 1891 Constance born 1893 Grace born 1895 Josephine born 1897 Rose born 1898 Joseph Cecil 1900 1989 Cecil William 1900 1989 Alice Ivy 1906 1927 and Joseph Clayton Jr born 1911 Around 1892 Clark moved with his family to Chichester in West Sussex Career edit nbsp Wilkins Micawber from David Copperfield Clark had many occupations during his lifetime including designer of cigarette cards and postcards and as a fore edge painter principally specializing in characters from the works of Charles Dickens He worked for Punch for only one day and then as a freelance artist until 1900 Clark s illustrations from Dickens first appeared in 1887 in Fleet Street Magazine with two published collections appearing shortly after as The Characters of Charles Dickens 1889 and Some Well Known Characters from the Works of Charles Dickens 1892 Kyd s representations from the works of Dickens owe much to the original illustrations of Hablot Knight Browne Phiz and Robert Seymour the first illustrator of The Pickwick Papers one of Clark s most popular themes while the modelling of the characters seems to be based on Phiz s later designs from the 1870s 2 Early in the twentieth century five sets of postcards based on his Dickens drawings were published as well as seven sets of non Dickensian comic cards From 1927 Clark earned his living from watercolor sketches mainly of Dickens characters which he sold to and through the London book trade Frederic G Kitton referred to Clark in his book Dickens and His Illustrators 1890 by which time Clark s watercolors were already being bought by major Dickens collectors 3 The auction of the Dickens collection of F W Cosens FSA of Clapham Park held at Christie s on 17 May 1890 sold a collection of 241 of Clark s Dickens watercolors and Tom Wilson at the time the foremost collector of Dickens owned 331 of Clark s drawings As a character Kyd emulated those of Dickens and his own illustrations slightly larger than life In his style and dress he was mildly flamboyant for the period He seldom varied his attire from a grey suit spats homburg hat gloves and was never without a carnation or substitute flower in his button hole 4 Apart from his Dickens work Kyd also illustrated humorous series such as Some Typical Newspaper Readers c 1900 The Book and Its Reader and London Types 1 He also illustrated a series of 50 smokers for Gallaher Ltd this series was issued as a set of cigarette cards entitled Votaries of the Weed in 1916 In 1910 the British Museum acquired a collection of 598 drawings and paintings of Clark s Dickens illustrations and the Victoria and Albert Museum Charles Dickens Museum and the University of Texas at Austin each also have significant collections of Clark s Dickens illustrations 5 Death editJoseph Clayton Clark died in the New End Hospital in Hammersmith in London in August 1937 Honored as UK stamp art editSix of his illustrations were issued as stamps by the Royal Mail in 2012 to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens 6 Gallery edit nbsp The Marchioness from The Old Curiosity Shop nbsp Mr Jingle from The Pickwick Papers nbsp Daniel Peggotty from David Copperfield nbsp Sairey Gamp from Martin Chuzzlewit nbsp Uriah Heep from David Copperfield nbsp Mr Pickwick from The Pickwick Papers nbsp Daniel Quilp from The Old Curiosity Shop nbsp Bill Sikes from Oliver Twist nbsp Sam Weller from The Pickwick Papers nbsp Dick Swiveller from The Old Curiosity Shop nbsp Mr Bumble from Oliver Twist nbsp The Artful Dodger from Oliver Twist nbsp Abel Magwitch from Great Expectations nbsp Fagin from Oliver Twist nbsp The death of Bill SikesSee also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joseph Clayton Clark David Copperfield novel by Charles DickensReferences edit a b Joseph Clayton Clark Artist Look and Learn History Picture Library Lookandlearn com 6 July 2011 Retrieved 27 March 2013 Design for Dick Swiveller by Kyd Victorian Web database Kitton Frederic G Dickens and His Illustrators 1890 p 233 Sawyer Richard Kyd Joseph Clayton Clark A Preliminary Study of his Life and Work Together with an Essay on Fore Edge Paintings 1980 p 7 Wark Robert R 1996 The Curious Case of Joseph Clayton Clark Huntington Library Quarterly University of California Press JSTOR 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