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Randolph Caldecott. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randolph_Caldecott. Life. Randolph Caldecott (22 March 1846 – 12 February 1886) was a British artist and illustrator, born in Chester. He was the eponym of the Caldecott Medal. Life.
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Randolph Caldecott http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randolph_Caldecott
Life • Randolph Caldecott (22 March 1846 – 12 February 1886) was a British artist and illustrator, born in Chester. He was the eponym of the Caldecott Medal.
Life • He exercised his art chiefly in book illustrations. His abilities as an artist were promptly and generously recognized by the Royal Academy.
Life • Caldecott greatly influenced illustration of children's books during the nineteenth century. Two books illustrated by him, priced at a shilling each, were published each Christmas for eight years.
Life • Caldecott's output, however, ranged wider than this: he illustrated novels and accounts of foreign travel,
Life • made humorous drawings depicting hunting and fashionable life, drew cartoons and he made sketches of the famous Parliament inside and out,
Life • and exhibited sculptures and paintings in oil and watercolour in the Royal Academy and galleries.
External links • http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3Arandolph%20caldecott%20-contributor%3Agutenberg%20AND%20mediatype%3Atexts • http://www.gutenberg.org/author/Randolph+Caldecott • http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/UFDC/UFDC.aspx?c=juv&s=-all&m=hrah&t=caldecott&f=%20AU