Happy 80th, Quentin Blake!

[leno...@yahoo.com]

"His first drawing was published in Punch when he was only 16."
"He lives in London, Hastings and South West France."

He was a main illustrator for Roald Dahl.

In 2002, he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration.

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=%22quentin+blake%22&oq=%22quentin+blake%22&gs_l=news-cc.3...2561.2561.0.3201.1.1.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0...0.0...1ac.1.
(quite a few articles about today)

https://www.google.com/#hl=en&tbo=d&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22quentin+blake%22+80&oq=%22quentin+blake%22+80&gs_l=hp.3..0l2j0i30l2.1543.5355.0.5802.18.16.0.0.0.2.1470.8789.2-1j4j1j2j5j1.14.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.QVamKPyzqeQ&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.1355325884,d.bmk&fp=d509d2763168c61d&bpcl=39967673&biw=986&bih=684
(even more!)

www.quentinblake.com
(big site, as you'd guess)

http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=authC2D9C28A1da9f1E3D1iRj33FD7F3
(critical perspective - you have to scroll to the bottom for it)

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/visualart/story/0,,2179032,00.html
(long Guardian interview)

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22quentin+blake%22+interview
(a LOT more interviews)

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22quentin+blake%22&oq=%22quentin+blake%22&gs_l=youtube.3..0l7.11015.14056.0.14499.15.14.0.0.0.0.349.2305.4j6j1j3.14.0...0.0...1ac.1.bKOdV4ytWDQ
(videos)


Lenona.