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Arthur Rackham: His Life and Work/Chapter 1

t would makean unusual beginning if his biographer could state with confidence that Arthur Rackham was descended, however remotely, from a pirate. There is a touch of macabre romanticism about the idea that is attractive and could be significant; one goes on to imagine a humorously ineffective pirate, who might have stepped out of Peter Pan, and who spent his time sketching on the quarterdeck when he should have been boarding the enemy with his cutlass.

John Rackham was undoubtedly a pirate. He operated from Providence Island and in 1718 commanded a brigantine. Captured by a man-o’-war in 1720, he was hanged with a number of his crew at Port Royal, Jamaica, on 17th November of that year. Can we connect dishonest John with the entirely respectable branch of the family from which Arthur Rackham sprang? Links in the chain of evidence are lacking. But the theory is supported by family tradition.

For a sound beginning, however, we had better turn to Thomas Rackham, born in the Minories, London, in or about the year 1800. The R

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Arthur Rackham

Arthur Rackham (19th September 1867 – 6th September 1939) was one of the most celebrated artists of the British Golden Age of Illustration; an artist who still delights both young and old over a century later.

Rackham was born in London as one of twelve siblings, the third surviving child of Annie and Alfred Rackham. After a brief sojourn in Australia due to poor health, he spent his early education at the prestigious City of London School. Rackham won a couple of prizes for drawing during his school days, but showed little of the imaginative genius which marked his adult artwork.

Immediately after leaving school, Rackham started work as a clerk at the Westminster Fire Office which financed his burgeoning artistic studies at the Lambeth School of Art. By 1892 however, Rackham began reporting and illustrating for a number of London newspapers; ‘distasteful hack work’ as he described it. During this period Rackham contributed occasional illustrations to magazines such as Scraps and Chums, efforts decidedly indicative of an artist in search of a style. His f

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Arthur Rackham

English book illustrator (1867–1939)

Arthur Rackham
Self-portrait, 1934
Born	(1867-09-19)19 September 1867 London, England
Died	6 September 1939(1939-09-06) (aged 71) Limpsfield, Surrey, England
Known for	Children's literature, Illustration

Arthur RackhamRWS (19 September 1867 – 6 September 1939) was an English book illustrator. He is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. His work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolour, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator.

Rackham's 51 colour pieces for the early American tale Rip Van Winkle became a turning point in the production of books since – through colour-separated printing – it featured the accurate reproduction of colour artwork.^[1] His best-known works also include the illustrations for Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm.

Biography

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