Paul Hogarth
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Paul Hogarth, OBE, RA (christened Arthur Paul Hoggarth) (4 October 1917 – 27 December 2001) was an English artist and illustrator. He is best known for the cover drawings that he prepared in the 1980s for the Penguin
edition of Graham Greene
's books.
, Cumbria
, Hogarth and his family moved to Manchester in 1923 where he attended the Manchester School Of Art
from 1934 to 1936 where he became involved in the Artists' International Association
and the Communist Party of Great Britain
. After 1936 he attended St Martins College
, London and fought in the Spanish Civil War
in the International Brigade.
Paul Hogarth was a painter with a unique talent for illustration and reportage, which was allied to his love of travel. This led him to produce drawings and watercolours recording events and places all over the world. As an illustrator he studied under James Boswell (artist)
, and worked with a number of eminent authors, including Robert Graves, Graham Greene, Brendan Behan, Lawrence Durrell, and William Golding. He illustrated the New Penguin Shakespeare series of paperbacks in the 1970s, and his work can also be seen on the cover of John Wyndham's 'The Midwich Cuckoos' (1964, Penguin http://www.penguinsciencefiction.org/07.html ).
He was elected an associate member of the Royal Academy in 1974, a full member in 1984 and was awarded the OBE
in 1989. His work is held in collections worldwide and he exhibited regularly in the Francis Kyle Gallery in London.
He died on 27 December 2001. At the time of his death, he had been married to actress Diana Hogarth (stage name Diana Robson) for 12 years.
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large...
edition of Graham Greene
Graham Greene
Henry Graham Greene, OM, CH was an English author, playwright and literary critic. His works explore the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world...
's books.
Biography
Born in KendalKendal
Kendal, anciently known as Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England...
, Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, Hogarth and his family moved to Manchester in 1923 where he attended the Manchester School Of Art
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University is a university in North West England. Its headquarters and central campus is in the city of Manchester, but there are outlying facilities in the county of Cheshire. It is the third largest university in the United Kingdom in terms of student numbers, behind the...
from 1934 to 1936 where he became involved in the Artists' International Association
Artists' International Association
The Artists International Association or AIA was an organization founded in London in 1933 out of discussion amongst Pearl Binder, Clifford Rowe, Misha Black, James Fitton, James Boswell, James Holland and Edward Ardizzone, the first meeting took place in Misha Black’s room at the Seven...
and the Communist Party of Great Britain
Communist Party of Great Britain
The Communist Party of Great Britain was the largest communist party in Great Britain, although it never became a mass party like those in France and Italy. It existed from 1920 to 1991.-Formation:...
. After 1936 he attended St Martins College
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. The school has an outstanding international reputation, and is considered one of the world's leading art and design institutions...
, London and fought in the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
in the International Brigade.
Paul Hogarth was a painter with a unique talent for illustration and reportage, which was allied to his love of travel. This led him to produce drawings and watercolours recording events and places all over the world. As an illustrator he studied under James Boswell (artist)
James Boswell (artist)
James Edward Buchanan Boswell was a New Zealand-born British painter and socialist.-Life:Boswell was born in Westport, South Island, the son of a Scottish born schoolmaster, Edward Blair Buchanan Boswell, and his New Zealand born wife Ida Fair...
, and worked with a number of eminent authors, including Robert Graves, Graham Greene, Brendan Behan, Lawrence Durrell, and William Golding. He illustrated the New Penguin Shakespeare series of paperbacks in the 1970s, and his work can also be seen on the cover of John Wyndham's 'The Midwich Cuckoos' (1964, Penguin http://www.penguinsciencefiction.org/07.html ).
He was elected an associate member of the Royal Academy in 1974, a full member in 1984 and was awarded the OBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
in 1989. His work is held in collections worldwide and he exhibited regularly in the Francis Kyle Gallery in London.
He died on 27 December 2001. At the time of his death, he had been married to actress Diana Hogarth (stage name Diana Robson) for 12 years.
External links
- Obituary (Hogarth Family HQ)
- Obituary (Daily Telegraph)
- Hogarth archive (Archives Hub)
- Books by Hogarth ("Books and Writers")