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  E. H. Shepard: Illustrator of Winnie The Pooh Books
ERNEST HOWARD SHEPARD was born on December 10, 1879, in London.
In 1915 Shepard was commissioned by the Royal Artillery and served in France, Belgium, and Italy.
Shepard remarried in 1944, and in 1955 he closed his London studio and retired to the Sussex village of Lodsworth.
lair2000.net /Pooh_Corner/pooh_characters/EHShepard.html   (432 words)

  
 Elizabeth Nesbitt Room Illusrators Project
Ernest Howard Shepard was born in 1879 in London, the son of an architect.
Shepard was also an admirer of Sir John Tenniel's imaginative fanciful artistic style (Alice in Wonderland), though quite different from his own.
Some of Shepard's paintings from when he was a gunner in the war from 1916 to 1919 are held at the Imperial War Museum (Knox, 1980, 252).
www.library.pitt.edu /libraries/is/enroom/illustrators/shepard.htm   (2612 words)

  
 Ernest Shepard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Ernest Howard Shepard was born on 10 December 1879 in London.
Ernest was the second of their three children and had an older brother and a younger sister.
Shepard used his son's Teddy Bear 'Growler' was used as a model for the illustrations in Winnie the Pooh, Shepard didn't think that the sketches that he did of Christopher Robin's own bear were quite right.
www.teddy-bear-uk.com /learning/famous/shepard.htm   (553 words)

  
 Welcome to EeYoReS Ernest Shepard Page
Ernest Shepard was an English Artist, best known for his magical illustrations for childrens books.
Shepard illustrated in Kenneth Grahame's, The Wind in The Willows and The Reluctant Dragon.
Ernest Shepard's auto-biography, released in 1957 is titled, Drawn from Memory.
www.angelfire.com /nh/nheeyore/es.html   (105 words)

  
 E H Shepard
Ernest attended the Church of England school in Baker Street, and he was only 11 years old when his mother died.
In 1915 Ernest joined the Royal Artillery and he was sent overseas, he continued to sketch throughout the war and sent cartoon sketches to "Punch" magazine.
Ernest drew sketches of pine trees, and forest scenes and these sketches and many others can be seen in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
www.gillslap.freeserve.co.uk /shepard.html   (516 words)

  
 Winnie the Pooh - E.H. Shepard
rnest Shepard was born the son of a architect, in London on December 10, 1879.
Shepard was in fact the fourth illustrator to draw the characters for 'Wind in the Willows,' but the only one who managed to capture the essence of the animals that Grahame had in mind.
In his ninetieth year, Ernest Shepard donated 300 of his preliminary sketches for the Pooh drawings to the Victoria and Albert Museum, where they were exhibited in 1969.
www.just-pooh.com /shepard.html   (549 words)

  
 Drawing For Generations Illustrations of Ernest H. Shepard by Sharon Himes Art History on the Art Cafe Network
Ernest Shepard was born in Sussex, England in 1879 only a short distance from Milne's birthplace.
Shepard's illustrations for Pooh Bear are based, not on the bear owned by Christopher Robin, the author's son, but on 'Growler' the bear owned by Shepard's son Graham.
Shepard was not exclusively an illustrator of childrens' books and he was able to bring the characters to life with charm and honesty and without resorting to undue cuteness or even color.
www.artcafe.net /ah/shepard   (730 words)

  
 Pooh Corner: BIOGRAPHIES: E.H. SHEPARD
Ernest Shepard, who died in the fiftieth anniversary year of Winnie-the-Pooh, lived in Lodsworth in Sussex and spent his childhood years in London.
Shepard's mother's father, William Lee RA, was a watercolour painter and Ernest followed in his footsteps by drawing as soon as he was able to hold a pencil.
Shepard's granddaughter, Minette, took the tired and worn Growler with her to Canada during the war, where, sadly, he lost a battle with a Scottie dog in a Montreal garden.
www.pooh-corner.com /bioshepard.html   (1090 words)

  
 Jamie's Pooh Page
RNEST HOWARD SHEPARD was born on December 10, 1879, in London.
His father was an architect, and his mother - who died when Ernest was ten years old - was the daughter of a watercolorist.
It was she who encouraged young Ernest to paint and draw.
www.msu.edu /user/steinbr1/pooh/shepard.htm   (437 words)

  
 The Page at Pooh Corner --- The Illustrator
Ernest Shepard was born in London on December 10, 1879.
Shepard always dreamed of working for Punch, since it was the premier showcase in Britain for sketch work.
Shepard ceased to be a regular cartoonist at Punch in 1949, but continued to provide drawings monthly.
www.pooh-corner.org /shepard.shtml   (695 words)

  
 Collector Cafe - Register
Ernest Shepard, the man who drew Pooh, is now almost as famous as the bear of little brain’s creator, A.A. Milne.
Ernest Shepard was born in London in 1879 and encouraged by his mother to draw from a young age.
Shepard’s pencil and pen and ink drawings are highly regarded and sought after by both collectors and lovers of the Winnie the Pooh stories.
www.collectorcafe.com /article_archive.asp?article=20&id=2171   (488 words)

  
 E.H. Shepard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
E.H. Shepard became known as the "Man who drew Pooh", but was also an acclaimed artist in his own right.
Shepard's witty a loving illustrations of Winnie-the-Pooh and the friends of the Hundred Acre Wood have become an inseparable part of the Pooh stores.
E.H. Shepard's illustrations have become classics in their own right and his drawings of Winnie-the-Pooh are recognized all over the world.
www.geocities.com /marisr2/shepard.htm   (145 words)

  
 Ernest H. Shepard - Penguin Group (USA) Authors - Penguin Group (USA)
Ernest H. Shepard was born in 1879 in London.
Shepard was elected to the editorial board of Punch, and shortly thereafter, he agreed to do the illustrations for Milne's first book of verse, When We Were Very Young.
Ernest H. Shepard continued to pursue his love of drawing until his death in 1976.
www.penguinputnam.com /nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,0_1000029731,00.html?sym=BIO   (284 words)

  
 Ernest Shepard: Victorian Fauntleroy suit, 1880s
Ernest appears to have worn a rather plain Fauntleroy suit His jacket is a quite large front buttoning garment, completely covering any blouse or jacket he might be wearing.
Ernest who was about to be teased by a boy in a kilt, took a swing at him and the two boys were rolling on the floor right in the middle of the party and had to be separated.
Ernest spent the rest of the afternoon sulking in a corner watching his adversary dancing with the young lady.
histclo.com /bio/ind-shepf.html   (908 words)

  
 USM de Grummond Collection - ERNEST SHEPARD PAPERS
Ernest H. Shepard was born on December 10, 1879 in London, England.
Shepard attended St. Paul's School in London until the age of 16, when he left to study at Heatherley's Art School.
Shepard first came into prominence as a children's illustrator when his pen and ink drawings brought to life A. Milne's characters in When We Were Very Young, Winnie-the-Pooh, Now We Are Six, and The House at Pooh Corner, published between 1924 and 1928.
www.lib.usm.edu /~degrum/html/research/findaids/shepard.htm   (1023 words)

  
 Ernest Shepard and Victorian boys' clothes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Ernest was a cheerful boy, fond of practical jokes and, in the current slang of the day, was described as a "giddy kipper." Kipper was a nickname which clung to him all his life.
Ernest tells of one incident at a party where a boy outfitted in a kilt took issue with Ernest's Fauntleroy suit and lace collar.
Ernest like many patriotic Britains of hos day enlisted in the Army in the World War I, rose to the rank of Major and was awarded the Military Cross for bravery in the field.
histclo.hispeed.com /bio/s/ind-shep.html   (2323 words)

  
 Minka's Bear Passion - Winnie the Pooh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The combination of Milne's poetry and Shepard's drawings proved to be a winner, as the book sold over 50.000 copies within eight weeks of its first publication.
Ernest Shepard is best known, however, for his work as a children's book illustrator.
When Shepard was first recommended to Milne as an illustrator, he was quite skeptical, saying, "What on earth do you see in that man? He's perfectly hopeless!" But Milne later invited Shepard to visit his home to draw sketches of his son, Christopher Robin, and his stuffed animals, Kanga, Roo, Tigger, Eeyore, and Piglet.
home.concepts.nl /~lwmkeijs/bb003a.htm   (1367 words)

  
 E. H. Shepard - TheBestLinks.com - Ernest Shepard, A. A. Milne, Biography, December 10, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Shepard - TheBestLinks.com - Ernest Shepard, A. Milne, Biography, December 10,...
Ernest Howard Shepard (December 10 1879-1976) was a British artist and book illustrator.
He was known especially for his human-like animals in illustrations for The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and Winnie the Pooh by A.
www.thebestlinks.com /Ernest_Shepard.html   (105 words)

  
 E. H. Shepard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Shepard began drawing for Punch in 1907 becoming chief cartoonist there in 1945.
Shepard met E.V. Lucas during the period that he worked for Punch over some fifty years.
Lucas was also a director of Methuen the publishers and it was he who first suggested that Shepard illustrate some children's verses for A. Milne which first appeared in Punch in 1924.
www.slybrownfox.com /shepard.htm   (290 words)

  
 Chapter 2: In Which a Brief Description of Winnie-the-Pooh is Given
Shepard had also done illustrations for "Punch" magazine, and was recommended to Milne by another member of the "Punch" producers.
E.H. Shepard was born in 1879 and died in 1976.
Although Shepard was asked to do the illustrations for WtP, he occupied with another project when the first chapter of that book was published nearly a year early as part of the Christmas edition of the London Evening News.
www.hundred-acre-woods.ws /faq/chapter2.htm   (819 words)

  
 Ernest Shepard and Sailor Suits
Ernest appears to have primarily worn sailor suits for everyday wear.
Ernest, during the winter and fall, wore a reefer jacket over his sailor suits.
Ernest was dubious, but his father assured him it looked fine.
histclo.com /bio/ind-shepss.html   (686 words)

  
 Winnipeg.ca (UD) : Library Services
In his second book of reminiscences Ernest Shepard takes us from the year 1890, when his mother's death greatly altered his family's life, through his student years and early success as an illustrator, to his marriage in 1904 to a fellow artist.
The success of Shepard's illustrations for A. Milne's poems in When We Were Very Young led to one of the most successful author/illustrator collaborations in the history of children's literature.
These sketches and drawings from the Shepard bequest in London's Victoria and Albert Museum show the careful study Shepard made of the settings around the Milne home and the nursery toys as he worked on the decorations for the "Pooh" books.
wpl.winnipeg.ca /library/childrens/winniethepooh.asp   (798 words)

  
 stephanie's thoughtful spot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Ernest H. Shepard's brilliant illustrations were based on real toys owned by Milne's son, Christopher Robin.
The Shepards had two children-Graham, who was killed in World War II, and Mary, who later illustrated the Mary Poppins books.
Shepard's drawings appear in many books for adults and children.
www.half-asleep.com /pooh/learn/historyofpooh.html   (416 words)

  
 AIM25: University of Surrey Guildford: Shepard, E H (1879-1976) Collection
Administrative/Biographical history: Ernest Howard Shepard was born on December 10, 1879, in London.
Although he closed his London studio in 1955 and retired to Lodsworth in Sussex, Shepard continued working into old age, completing some new Pooh drawings for a revised edition in 1968 and colouring his drawings for a special edition in 1973.
Archival history: The Shepard Collection consists of all the material he had in his possession after he had sold the rights of Winnie the Pooh to the Disney Corporation.
www.aim25.ac.uk /cgi-bin/search2?coll_id=1662&inst_id=42   (406 words)

  
 Winnie the Pooh General Information
Ernest decided as a child to become an artist and his father encouraged this by enrolling him into a special art school and then in 1897 Ernest became one of the youngest students to be accepted into the Royal Academy School where he would earn two scholorships.
Milne was a bit reluctant to use Shepard but in the end Milne was persuaded to let Shepard illustrate the poems that would eventually be included in When We Were Very Young.
Shepard also illustrationed many other books, including Richard Jefferie's Bevis, and Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows, Shepard made the first illustraions Grahame was happy with for his book.
www.geocities.com /Athens/4319/poohgi.htm   (722 words)

  
 Pooh Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Presents a comprehensive, unabridged collection of Winnie-the-Pooh stories, accompanied by Shepard's original full-color illustrations, as well as headbands and ribbon markers, colorful bookplate, and biographies of the author and illustrator.
In this splendidly preposterous volume, John Tyerman Williams sets out to prove beyond all reasonable doubt that the whole of Western philosophy - from the ancient Greeks to the existentialists of this century - may be found in the works of A. Milne.
Among the more intriguing inclusions are illustrations by Shepard that do not appear in the books as well as other artists' illustrations, Dorothy Parker's satiric remarks about the books and Milne's reply, reactions to the original Disney film, information about early printings for book collectors, and a look at Pooh merchandise.
www.djscorpio.freeserve.co.uk /Books/Pooh.html   (741 words)

  
 Ernest Shepard: Victorian school clothes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
There is one brief school scene suggesting what Ernest and his friends wore to school as small boys.
The school appears to be a private coeducational school for young children before they begin their preparatory school at about 8 years of age.
What Shepard does remenber were the hot cross buns the children brought each morning.
histclo.hispeed.com /bio/s/ind-shepsch.html   (657 words)

  
 Winnie the Pooh - Ashdown Forest
Ashdown Forest is much the same today as when Ernest Shepard first sketched it over seventy years ago.
In the late 1970s it became obvious that Poohsticks Bridge was in need of urgent repair, so sufficient funds were raised to restore the bridge and it was officially reopened by Christopher Milne in May 1979.
1979 was also Ernest Shepard's centenary year and, in July, a special game of Poohsticks was held on the bridge to celebrate both the centenary and the issue of a GPO stamp featuring Winnie the Pooh.
www.just-pooh.com /ashdown.html   (558 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Art became Ernest's passion, and after attending Heatherly's Art School and the Royal Academy Schools, Shepard supported himself by drawing for the illustrated papers and by illustrating books.
He became a regular contributor to Punch, where he met A.A. Milne, a man who was to be instrumental to his career.
For the next thirty years, he continued to illustrate books for both adults and children.
www.niksula.cs.hut.fi /~ppietila/pcs/history/shepard.html   (267 words)

  
 Index to Comic Art Collection: "Shelton, Gilbert--Interviews" to "Sheppard"
Ernest H. Shepard : Exhibition of 100 Political Cartoons from Punch.
Call no.: NC1479.S54A4 1974 ----------------------------------------------------- Shepard, Ernest Howard, 1879-1976.
The Modern Struwwelpeter / by Jan Struther and Ernest Shepard.
www.lib.msu.edu /comics/rri/srri/sheltoi.htm   (3494 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Books: Now We Are Six   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
And would I be likely to say if I had?") accompanied by Ernest Shepard's great pen and ink drawings (check out his picture of Jane trying to climb into the bears' cage in the zoo).
While some of them are strongly flavoured by the time and place where he wrote them others are more universal in their subject and tone.
Shepard has always been the traditional illustrator of Milne and the pen and ink drawings he made for the first edition of this book, retained in this (and most) paperback edition are marvellous - well executed and suiting the style and subject of the poems.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0140361243   (1091 words)

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