John Vernon Lord
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John Vernon Lord is an illustrator, author and teacher. He has illustrated many classical texts, including Aesop's Fables, The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear; the Folio Society's Myths and Legends of the British Isles, and Epics of the Middle Ages. In addition, he has illustrated many classics of children's literature including Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark".
John Vernon Lord has made extensive contributions to the world of contemporary poetry and narrative, and has written and illustrated several children's books, which have been published widely and translated into several languages. His book The Giant Jam Sandwich has been in print for over thirty years.
He is a long-standing member of what is now the University of Brighton Faculty of Arts, beginning his teaching here in 1961.
Read more on Emeritus Professor John Vernon Lord at the University of Brighton.
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Title of Work:Apple Pie and Motherhood Date: Medium:Pen and inkGeneral Information: In 38 years as an Illustration tutor at Brighton, 1961-99, Lord attended meetings galore."Doodling' to assist concentration yielded an accumulation of curious drawings. This head/house recalls a hat/house in Doodles and Dairies, Lord's 1985 exhibition, which also revealed his inveterate list-making and note-taking.Title of Work:His Teeth Chatter / A Month of Chase Date:1973 Medium:Pen and inkGeneral Information:Title of Work:With a Terrible Sound / He Started Each Call Date:1973 Medium:Pen and inkGeneral Information:Title of Work:They Struggled / Having Read the Notice Date:1973 Medium:Pen and inkGeneral Information:Title of Work:Mr Ellwood Frantic / He asked a Fisherman Date:1973 Medium:Pen and inkGeneral Information:Title of Work:Mr Ellwood Decided / And Down the River Date:1973 Medium:Pen and inkGeneral Information:
- Emeritus Professor John Vernon Lord (staff page)
John Vernon Lord portrait on the BBC's Your Paintings site
