Cicely Englefield
British artist
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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
- Bert 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]