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Wright, Alan, 1864-1959?

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Personal name headingWright, Alan, 1864-1959?
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Birth date1864-09-30
Death date1959-07-13
Place of birthNewmarket (Suffolk, England)
Place of deathReading (England)
Field of activityPainting Illustration of books
Profession or occupationPainters Illustrators
Found inThe adventures of Dominie Dormous, 193?: t.p. (pictured by Alan Wright)
Horne, A. The dict. of 20th century British book illustrators, 1994 (Wright, Alan, 1864-1959?; b. 30 Sept. 1864; painter, illustrator; married children's book illustrator Anne Anderson in 1912; later work said to resemble hers)
Matthews, M. "An illustrator of the Nineties," Book Collector, 28:4 (1979) p. 530-544 (Alan Wright; b. 1864; British painter, illustrator; known early in his career for the "Wallypug" series; worked well into his 80s; died at the age of 95)
ULAN, July 22, 2009 (Wright, Alan, 1864-1927; British painter and illustrator)
Suffolk Artists, Jan. 29, 2024 (Wright, Alan, 1864-1959, Herbert Alan Wright born at Newmarket, Suffolk on 30 September, 1864. An illustrator for the 'Strand Magazine', exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1890 . Also exhibiting several times at the New English Art Club and at the Royal Society of British Artists in 1890; died at Burghfield Common, Little Audrey, Reading, Berkshire on 13 July 1959, aged 94 and cremated at Henley Road Crematorium, Caversham on 17 July)
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