Sir Quentin Saxby Blake

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Sir Quentin Saxby Blake is a renowned British illustrator and children's book author best known for his long-standing collaboration with Roald Dahl and his distinctive, energetic drawing style.

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instanceOf cartoonist ⓘ
children's writer ⓘ
human ⓘ
illustrator ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
awardReceived Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur ⓘ
Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration ⓘ
Kate Greenaway Medal ⓘ
Knight Bachelor ⓘ
birthName Quentin Saxby Blake ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1932-12-16 ⓘ
educatedAt Chelsea School of Art ⓘ
Downing College, Cambridge ⓘ
Institute of Education, University of London ⓘ
employer Royal College of Art ⓘ
fieldOfWork book illustration ⓘ
children's literature ⓘ
illustration ⓘ
genre children's literature ⓘ
hasCollaboratedWith Joan Aiken ⓘ
John Yeoman ⓘ
Michael Rosen ⓘ
Roald Dahl ⓘ
Russell Hoban ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
knownFor collaboration with Roald Dahl ⓘ
distinctive energetic drawing style ⓘ
illustrations for children's books ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement contemporary illustration ⓘ
name Quentin Saxby Blake ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableWork "Clown" ⓘ
"Mister Magnolia" ⓘ
"Mrs Armitage" series ⓘ
"Zagazoo" ⓘ
illustrations for "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" ⓘ
illustrations for "Matilda" ⓘ
illustrations for "The BFG" ⓘ
illustrations for "The Twits" ⓘ
occupation cartoonist ⓘ
children's book author ⓘ
illustrator ⓘ
teacher ⓘ
placeOfBirth Sidcup, Kent, England ⓘ
positionHeld Head of Illustration at the Royal College of Art ⓘ
style loose, energetic line drawings ⓘ
website https://www.quentinblake.com/ ⓘ
workLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

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Quentin Blake → name → Sir Quentin Saxby Blake ⓘ
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