Margaret Tempest Explained

Margaret Tempest
Birth Date:1892
Birth Place:Ipswich, Suffolk
Death Date:1982
Known For:Little Grey Rabbit illustrations
Occupation:Children's author and illustrator
Spouse:Sir Edward Grimwood Mears

Margaret Mary Tempest (1892–1982) was a British illustrator and author, best known for her illustrations of Alison Uttley's Little Grey Rabbit books.[1]

Life

Margaret Tempest was born at 2 Fonnereau Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, in 1892. She lived most of her life in the town, attending Ipswich High School,[2] Ipswich School of Art and then the Westminster School of Art graduating in 1914.[3] She was co-founder of the Chelsea Illustrators Club through which former students exhibited and sold their art.[4]

From 1929 until the 1960s she illustrated the Little Grey Rabbit books, as well as other children's books. She also wrote and illustrated her own books of the "dressed animal" type, notably the Curly Cobbler series. She illustrated a number of religious-themed books such as A Sunday Book for Children (1954) and Little Lamb of Bethlehem (1957).[5]

She married Sir Edward Grimwood Mears, in 1951. Her step-grandson was the physician Alex Paton.[6] [7] [8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Margaret Mary Tempest – Illustrator. Margaret Mary Tempest. 9 September 2017.
  2. Web site: G. P. D. S. T. . IPSWICH HIGH SCHOOL . 1953–1954 . School News 1953-1954 . ipswicharchive.daisy.websds.net.
  3. Book: Ipswich's Blue Plaques . n.d. . Ipswich Society . Ipswich.
  4. Web site: Her Life. Margaret Mary Tempest. 9 September 2017.
  5. Web site: Publications – Illustrator. Margaret Mary Tempest. 9 September 2017.
  6. Web site: Ipswich Icons - Artist Margaret Mary Tempest brought Little Grey Rabbit to life. Russen. Mervyn. 5 December 2016. Ipswich Star. en. 21 January 2020.
  7. Web site: Suffolk Artists - TEMPEST, Margaret Mary. suffolkartists.co.uk. 21 January 2020.
  8. Web site: Sir Edward Grimwood-Mears. The History of Corhampton Golf Club. 9 September 2017.