Cicely Englefield Explained

Cicely Englefield (29 June 1893–1970) was a British artist known for writing and illustrating children's books.

Biography

Englefield was born in the Lee area of south London where her father was a solicitor and County Court Register.^[1] After attending Maidstone Grammar School and Blackheath High School, she studied at the St Martin's School of Art and the Central School of Arts and Crafts.^[2] After producing illustrations for children's annuals she began to illustrate her own children's books which were often about animal characters and natural history subjects.^{[1] [2]} Throughout her career, Englefield often used wood engraving techniques and also created illustrations in watercolour, lithography and pen and ink drawings.^[2] She died at Poole, Dorset.^[1]

Published works

• George and Angela, 1932
• Katie the Caterpiller, 1933
• Billy Winks, 1934
• The Tale of a Guinea Pig, 1935
• A House for a Mouse, 1936
• Squishy Apples, 1937
• Bennie Black Lamb, 1938
• Connie the Cow, 1939
• Jeremy Jack, the Lazy Hare, 1940
• Burt the Sparrow, 1941
• Monty the Frog, 1941
• Feather the Foal, 1942
• The Tale of a Tadpole, 1945
• In Field and Hedgerow, 1948
• Scruffy the Little Black Hen, 1948
• Stories of an Old Grey Wall, 1958.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Sara Gray. Dark River. 2019. British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts . 978-1-911121-63-3.
2. Book: Alan Horne. Antique Collectors' Club. 1994. The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators. 1-85149-1082.