Donald Chaffin Explained

Donald Chaffin
Birth Date:	1944
Birth Place:	Nottingham, England
Nationality:	British
Occupation:	Artist

Donald W. Chaffin (born 1944) is a British artist, known for his illustrations for children's books, notably the first edition of Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox. He was also a consultant on Wes Anderson's stop-motion adaptation of the story, and received "special thanks" in the credits.^{[1] [2]}

Chaffin was born in 1944 in Nottingham.^[3]

Chaffin worked as the resident hatmaker at Nottingham Playhouse.^[4]

Chaffin's 1969 painting of Lord Byron is in the collection of Newstead Abbey.^{[5] [6]}

During development of the 2009 film adaptation of Fantastic Mr. Fox, director Wes Anderson reportedly enlisted Chaffin to help with the illustrations.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Donald Chaffin. Internet Movie Database. 25 October 2015.
2. Web site: Fantastic Mr Fox illustrated by Donald Chaffin. Tygertale. 25 October 2015.
3. Web site: Birth registration . FreeBMD . 18 May 2023.
4. News: Artist's nightmare for Donald . 18 May 2023 . The Guardian Journal . 11 December 1970.
5. Web site: George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788–1824). Art UK. 25 October 2015.
6. Accession number:NA 996
7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p036090h "Illustrations for Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox" (23 October 2015). BBC One - Antiques Roadshow, Series 38, Bolsover Castle 1.