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Margaret Emily Noel Fortnum (23 December 1919 – 28 March 2016)[1] was an English illustrator, best known for illustrating children's literature series Paddington Bear.

Peggy Fortnum
Born	Margaret Emily Noel Fortnum (1919-12-23)23 December 1919 Harrow, Middlesex, England
Died	28 March 2016(2016-03-28) (aged 96)
Alma mater	Tunbridge Wells School of Art Central School of Arts and Crafts
Occupation	Illustrator
Known for	Illustrating Paddington Bear
Spouse	Ralph Nuttall-Smith ​ ​ (m. 1958; died 1988)​
Relatives	Kevin Brownlow (nephew)
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Unit	Auxiliary Territorial Service
Battles/wars	World War II

Biography

Fortnum was born in England on 23 December 1919, at Harrow, Middlesex. She briefly attended Tunbridge Wells School of Art in 1939, before enlisting in the Auxiliary Territorial Service during World War II.[2] While in the military, she sustained serious injuries when she was run over by a truck, requiring a prolonged period of recovery.[1]

After her recovery from injury, she attended the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London.[2] She worked as an art teacher, painter, and textile designer before becoming a full-time book illustrator. As of 2015, she had illustrated nearly eighty books.[3] Fortnum's first commission was for Dorcas the Wooden Doll by Mary Fielding Moore, published in 1944.[4]

Her best-known illustrations are of Michael Bond's character, Paddington Bear.[5] The first illustrations of Paddington were made by Fortnum for A Bear called Paddington.[6] Fortnum's original illustrations were used for HarperCollins's 1998 reissue of A Bear Called Paddington, which celebrated the 40th anniversary of the publication of the first Paddington book.[7]

Although her pen-and-ink drawings of Paddington were done in black and white, some of her work has been coloured by other artists, including her step granddaughter, Caroline Nuttall-Smith.[6] One of Fortnum's Paddington illustrations was part of a series of first class stamps issued by the Royal Mail in 2006 that celebrated animals from children's literature.[7]

Personal life

Fortnum married artist and sculptor Ralph Nuttall-Smith in 1958, and he died in 1988.[4] Fortnum resided in Essex, England, and died in March 2016 at the age of 96. She suffered from dementia.[2] She was survived by her two nephews, the film historian Kevin Brownlow, and the sculptor John Fortnum.[4]

Further reading

• Peggy Fortnum, Running Wild London : Chatto and Windus, 1975 ISBN 9780701150686

References

External links

• Peggy Fortnum at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Peggy Fortnum at Library of Congress Authorities, with 30 catalogue records

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[de] Peggy Fortnum

Margaret Emily Noel „Peggy“ Fortnum (* 22.[1] oder 23. Dezember 1919 in Harrow; † 28. März 2016[2]) war eine britische Illustratorin.

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- [en] Peggy Fortnum

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