Drawing on Life

by Paul Hogarth (Contributor)

Paul Hogarth (b. 1917) is one of the foremost illustrators and graphic artists of our age. Through his collaborations with celebrated writers such as Doris Lessing, Brendan Behan, Graham Greene, and Lawrence Durrell, his clever, witty work has become familiar to millions. His adventurous spirit permeates this autobiography in words and pictures, which offers an artist's-eye view of six decades of world history. Now available for the first time in paperback with 16 new pages on Hogarth's recent travels in Tuscany, Portugal, and Scotland, this copiously illustrated book is a humorous and unique commentary on 20th-century life.Richard Ingrams, Editor for over 20 years of Private Eye, Britain's leading satirical magazine, has written an introduction setting Hogarth's work in context.

Genres: Art

208 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1997

About the author

Paul Hogarth, OBE, RA (1917 - 2001) was an English artist and illustrator. He is best known for the cover drawings that he prepared in the 1980s for the Penguin edition of Graham Greene's books.

He was married to the Scottish painter Pat Douthwaite between 1963 and 1970.

Reviews

[PJ Ebbrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found two books by Paul Hogarth in the local library a good few years back and recently found myself looking for his work again. This was the only thing I could find. A great read about Paul's life with drawing and working with various writers. His work would be called mixed medium using pencils, watercolours and ink. His compositional eye is superb.