Frank C. Papé
, 1878 - 1972
Frank C. Papé was a British artist and illustrator known for illustrating books of children’s folk and fairy tales. He studied at The Slade School of Fine Art. He was married to illustrator Alice Stringer.
Papé began his career by illustrating Emile Clement’s 1902 Naughty Eric and Other Stories from Giant, Witch, and Fairyland, followed by The Toils and Travels of Odysseus (1908), Elsie Finnimore Buckley’s 1908 anthology of Greek myths Children of the Dawn, The Pilgrim’s Progress (1910), Fifty-Two Stories of Classic Heroes (1910) and Half a Hundred Hero Tales of Ulysses and the Men of Old (1911), as well as illustrations for the Psalms.
In 1915, he enlisted for the army. He resumed his illustration career in the 1920s and enjoyed success in the US as well as Britain. In 1930, he illustrated an edition of Suetonius. By the late 1950s he had significant issues with his eyesight. His last known work is for a 1968 Robinson Crusoe reprint.
Sources:
Wikipedia (accessed 16th April 2021).
Bio prepared by Robin Diver, University of Birmingham, robin.diver@hotmail.com
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