| Mable Lucie Attwell 1879-1964 |
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| Mable Lucie Attwell 1879-1964 |
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Lucie Attwell was born on 4th June 1879 in Mile End, London, England, the sixth in a
family of eleven children. At the age of 15, whilst still at school, she submitted some paintings to a publisher. To the surprise of her family she received two guineas for her work. |
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| "Hush" | "The new love" | "Sweet honeymoon" |
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leaving school she submitted her portfolio of work to a London publisher, It was accepted
and from that day on she was to earn her living from her drawings. Eventually Mabel managed to save up enough money to pay the fees for a formal art education |
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| "Everybody's loved by someone" | "Underground" |
| It was whilst studying at St. Martins School of Art in 1908 that she met and married fellow student Harold Earnshaw, they made their home in Dulwich, south London and had three children, Peggy, Peter and Brian |
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| "Bother Dame Fashion......." | "When are you coming along?" | "Everybody's doing it" |
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demand for her work was increasing all the time, she was asked to illustrate childrens
books, magazine articles, underground posters, toys and China. Her work was instantly
recogniseable, wide-eyed children and animals in bold colours, she even invented a fairy
type creature called a Boo-Boo. In 1911 she collaborated with Valentine and sons to produce illustrations for postcards, they were issued in sets of about 24 every year and became very popular, they were sold in their millions. |
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| "Off to the beach" | "How time flies" |
| Mable Lucie Attwell passed peacefully away at her home in Cornwall on Guy Fawkes night, 5th November 1964 |
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