Category: Illustrators
Anderson, C W
About the author Clarence William Anderson (1891–1971) is not as well known as he should be in Britain. Some of his books were published in the UK in the early 1950s and 1960s (Hurricane Hill and Afraid to Ride) but they never appeared in paperback, and this is perhaps why they did not reach a…
Buff, Mary and Conrad
About the author Mary (1890–1970) and Conrad Buff (1886–1975) produced fourteen books between them. Three of them, Big Tree (1947), The Apple and the Arrow (1952), and Magic Maize (1954), were runners up for the Newbery Medal. Mary Marsh was born in Ohio, and was educated at Bethany College in Kansas. She studied painting in…
Bullen, Anne
About the author Depending on the world you inhabit, Anne Bullen (1913-1963) will be known to you either as an illustrator of pony books, or as the co-owner and founder of the Catherston Stud with her husband Lieutenant Colonel Jack Bullen, but those two Anne Bullens should not be considered separately. Her work breeding ponies…
Dennis, Wesley
About the author John Wesley Dennis (1903–66) was born of an English father and an American mother in 1903 in Massachusetts. His father had come to America with a sporting team, met his mother, married her and stayed. Both their sons were artistic; Wesley Dennis dropped out of school at the age of 17, and…
Brown, Paul
About Paul Brown is probably the most sought after American equine illustrator; books illustrated by him regularly reach substantial prices, dwarfing what his English contemporaries can achieve. Paul Desmond Brown (1893–1958) was born in Minnesota. As a child, he filled sketchbooks with pencil drawings of horses. One of his teachers at the High School of…
Savitt, Sam
About the author Sam Savitt (1917–2000) illustrated over 100 books, and wrote several horse stories. Besides his book illustrations, he was also the official artist to the United States Equestrian Team. It was a matter of great pride to him that the first horse he trained, War Bride, was on the team. When the child…
Lane Foster, Marcia
About Biographical information on Marcia Lane Foster is hard to find. She was a prolific illustrator, working on Pamela Brown’s later works, and Viola Bayley’s lengthy Adventure series, but her work in the pony book genre was unfortunately small. I love the way she includes the spine of the book in her jacket designs, particularly…
Whittam, Geoffrey
About Geoffrey Whittam (born 1916, date of death uncertain but probably 1998) is an iconic figure in pony book illustration. He illustrated over 50 pony books, as well as providing illustrations for short stories and annuals. Whittam was responsible for illustrating one of the longest British pony book series, Judith M Berrisford’s Jackie series, as…
Wanklyn, Joan
About The Pony Club Magazine Annual used to publish an Equestrian Who’s Who as its last section up until 1973. Although not a riveting read for me at the time, it’s now a goldmine of information over 30 years later as I research the development of the pony book. Joan Wanklyn featured in the Who’s…
Tulloch, Maurice
About Maurice Tulloch (1894?–1974) illustrated several pony books, and numerous books on sporting subjects. I have, as yet, found no biographical information on him, but I assume from the dates of his published work that he saw active service during World War II. It is probable that he spent some time in India; he was…