Hughes, Shirley, 1927-....
Variant namesShirley Hughes is an English author and illustrator whose work is extremely popular and well received. She was born near Liverpool, England in 1927 and studied at the Liverpool Art School and the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Arts at Oxford University where she decided to focus on illustrating books. He first children's books were created when her children were young and at the age to be read to. Biographical source: Something About the Author, vol. 110, p. 115-121.
From the description of Shirley Hughes Papers 1993. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 468966016
Created by Shirley Hughes in the course of her illustrating career.
From the guide to the Shirley Hughes Collection, 1960-1968, (Seven Stories, the Centre for Children's Books)
Shirley Hughes is an English author and illustrator whose work is extremely popular and well received. She was born near Liverpool, England in 1927 and studied at the Liverpool Art School and the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Arts at Oxford University where she decided to focus on illustrating books. He first children's books were created when her children were young and at the age to be read to.
Biographical source: Something About the Author, vol. 110, p. 115-121.
From the guide to the Shirley Hughes Papers, 1993, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])
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| referencedIn | Shirley Hughes Collection, 1960-1968 | Seven Stories, the Centre for Children's Books | |
| creatorOf | Hughes, Shirley, 1927-. Shirley Hughes Papers 1993. | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis | |
| referencedIn | Ann Thwaite Collection, 1973-2006 | Seven Stories, the Centre for Children's Books | |
| creatorOf | Shirley Hughes Papers, 1993 | University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections | |
| referencedIn | Seven Stories commissioned artwork, 1997-2005 | Seven Stories, the Centre for Children's Books | |
| creatorOf | Shirley Hughes Collection, 1960-1968 | Seven Stories, the Centre for Children's Books |
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| associatedWith | Hughes, Shirley | person |
| associatedWith | Seven Stories, the Centre for Children's Books | person |
| associatedWith | Streatfeild, ? Mary Noel.? , 1895-1986? | person |
| associatedWith | Thwaite, Ann | person |
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| Children's literature |
| Women artists |
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Birth 1927-07-16
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