We are delighted to announce our new exhibition Caught By My Eye, which celebrates work created by six London schools who took part in our pioneering illustration project PICTURE IT: Inspiration Through Illustration. Involving 450 pupils and 114 teachers across the six schools, the participants of PICTURE IT workshops have created work that is thoughtful,…
The Art of Illustration – Exhibition and Auction at Sotheby’s
The House of Illustration is delighted to be working with Sotheby’s for their forthcoming exhibition and auction of English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations. Some 28 original drawings have been donated by some of the greatest illustrators of our time. Works by Quentin Blake, Raymond Briggs, Jan Pienkowski, Axel Scheffler, Ronald Searle, Nick Park,…
© Ray Smith
In Your Neighbourhood?
Victorian vapours, mythical creatures and heroic journeys The House of Illustration presented imaginings of mythical journeys, distant eras and fantasy creatures of local neighbourhoods, evoked and visualised in an array of illustrations produced by children from local primary schools, working with the House of Illustration. Two illustrators worked with pupils from Torriano Junior School, Christopher…
© Brian Robb
In All Directions; Travel and Illustration
Organised in collaboration with National Touring Exhibitions, this exhibition exploring the theme of travel toured to five venues in England and Wales from March 2005 to January 2006. ‘In All Directions’ included works of art from the last 300 years by a wide range of artists including Tiepolo, Hokusai, Brian Robb, Christopher Corr, Ardizzone and…
© Quentin Blake
Quentin Blake at Christmas
Shown at Dulwich Picture Gallery from October 2004 to January 2005, this exhibition which celebrated key themes in Quentin Blake’s work – from his longstanding enthusiasm for birds as a subject, to work done specifically for publishers in France and illustrations for ‘A Christmas Carol’.
© Quentin Blake
Quentin Blake: Fifty Years of Illustration
Shown at The Gilbert Collection, Somerset House, from December 2003 to March 2004, before going on a year-long national tour, this exhibition celebrated the work of Quentin Blake from his early days contributing to ‘Punch’ to his more recent work developing much loved characters such as Zagazoo, Mister Magnolia and Mrs Armitage. The show also…
© House of Illustration
What Are You Like?
Our most recent exhibition is What Are You Like? Based on a Victorian parlour game, each contributor described themselves with images of their favourite things. 45 people in the public eye were invited to create a self-revealing artwork and illustrated their 8 favourite things from a list of 12: their favourite animal, book, item of clothing, comfort, food, pastime, place, possession, music, shoes,…