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	Ashwell Wood, Leslie Ashwell Wood had a distinct illustrative style that featured in many books and magazines, notably working as Eagle's longest running artist.
	Bateman, HM Bateman was an artist who, in his own words, ‘went mad on paper'. Having studied drawing and painting at Westminster School of Art and Goldsmiths' College, London, he approached drawing people not as they looked but as they felt - then an unusual concept.
	Blake From the age of 13 Blake attended the Camberwell School of Arts and Craft in London, but at the age of 15 he went into the building trade as an architectural draftsman.
	Boughley, Arthur View Artists Pieces.
	Bream View Artists Pieces.
	Briault View Artists Pieces.
	Cable, Lindsay W An illustrator of many children's books
	Cooper, Austin Cooper, born in Canada, trained and practised in Britain. He studied at the Cardiff School of Art from the age of thirteen, before winning a scholarship to the Allan-Frazer Art College, Arbroath from 1906 until 1910
	Cowes, Dudley S Cowes most famous work during the Second World War was the Ministry of Health Evacuation Scheme poster ‘Leave this to us sonny - you ought to be out of London'.
	Cullen, G. View Artists Pieces.
	Cuneo, Terence Cuneo began his artistic career as an illustrator, but it was his work as war artist which brought him national recognition. During the Second World War whilst serving briefly with the Royal Engineers, Cuneo was the artist for the Illustrated London News in France.
	Davies, Roland During the Second World War, Davies' realistic genre of comic design and early automotive interests were used at the Ministry of Information as demonstrated in INF 3/1586 from The National Archives' collection.
	Derrick, Thomas Thomas Derrick was a British painter and illustrator of a wide range of books. Born in Bristol, his artistic career also included mural, stained glass and portraiture.
	Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell Dugdale was a book illustrator, illustrating books such as Cinderella.
	Embleton, Edwin Edwin Embleton is most widely recognised for his work as Studio Manager at Odhams Press and, during World War II, in the Publications Division of the Ministry of Information (MOI).
	Emett (Frederick) Rowland Emett was a cartoonist and inventor who designed machines for the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
	Evans, Eileen Eileen Evans joined the Photographic Division of the Ministry of Information, as a filing clerk, but by 1940 her skills as an artist were noticed and she was transferred to the studio, working under Reginald Mount.
	Field, AG View Artists Pieces.
	Forster, Harold Forster was responsible for pre-war ‘Black Magic' chocolate illustrations, and the famous wartime poster ‘Keep Mum, She's Not So Dumb'.
	Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird) Fougasse was best known for his wartime public information posters, such as ‘Careless Talk Costs Lives', however it was during the First World War that his career as a cartoonist took off.
	Games, Abram Games was largely self-taught as a designer, leaving St Martin's School of Art after just two terms in 1930. Yet in 1930s Britain, he still managed to slowly establish himself as a freelance poster designer.
	Gardner, James (Leslie) James Gardner established his reputation as a designer after the Second World War, during which he was the Chief Deception Officer at the Camouflage Training School.
	Gentleman, Tom Tom Gentleman studied at Glasgow School of Art and was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists.
	Giles, Carl Giles was a self-taught animation artist, who worked his way up from office boy in a film company to become, in April 2000, 'Britain's Favourite Cartoonist of the 20th Century'.
	Golden, Grace View Artists Pieces.
	Graham View Artists Pieces.
	Hilder, Rowland Hilder has been described as ‘the Turner of his generation' following his renowned landscape paintings of the Kent countryside, where he spent most of his life.
	Illingworth, Leslie Illingworth was one of the best-known and respected political cartoonists of the 20th Century, and one of a handful of Welsh cartoonists to have gained international acclaim.
	Ionicus The artist and illustrator Ionicus, whose real name was Joshua Armitage, was a Punch “regular” contributing cartoons and drawings for more than 40 years, but he was best known for his work illustrating the comic world of P. G. Wodehouse.
	JE View Artists Pieces.
	Jobson View Artists Pieces.
	Keely, Pat Patrick Cokayne Keely was a designer of posters, press advertisements and trade matter, producing work for London Transport, Southern Railway and the Post Office before the Second World War.
	Kem Born in Egypt, Kem was a political cartoonist and illustrator, who produced over 3,000 propaganda images for the Ministry of Information.
	Knight, Laura Before the Second World War, Laura Knight (née Johnson) was an established artist with a distinguished career, having graduated from Nottingham School of Art (where she met her future husband, the celebrated portrait painter Harold Knight (1874-1961)).
	Krogman, W. View Artists Pieces.
	Lacoste, Gerald View Artists Pieces.
	Le Bonn View Artists Pieces.
	Le Witt & Him Having met in a Warsaw café in 1933, two Polish-born artists Jan Le Witt (1907-1991) and George Him (1900-1981), built upon a friendship to become the highly successful collaborative design partnership Lewitt-Him.
	Little, William View Artists Pieces.
	Lowen View Artists Pieces.


	Mackinley View Artists Pieces.
	Maynard View Artists Pieces.
	Matania, F. Matania was one of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time, and possibly best know for his work during the First World War when he worked for the Illustrated London News, the Sphere, as well as the British Government.
	Mount, Reginald Having worked as a designer for various advertising agencies in the 1930s, Mount joined the Ministry of Information at the outbreak of the Second World War.
	Newbould, Frank Born in Bradford, Newbould studied at Bradford College of Art before becoming a black and white illustrator and poster artist.
	Nockolds, Roy Born in London, Nockolds was largely a self-taught artist. Described as one of the pioneers of motoring art, Nockolds began sketching and drawing motoring subjects in the mid 1920s.
	Nunney View Artists Pieces.
	Ny View Artists Pieces.
	O'Connell View Artists Pieces.
	Oliphant, Leslie View Artists Pieces.
	Peake Mervyn Peake was a man of many talents; a novelist, poet, playwright, painter and illustrator, and famously a children's writer.
	Petts, K.J. Petts was an illustrator who depicted stories for Boys Own Paper.
	Pym, Harold Pym was born in England where he studied fine art in London. During the 1930s Pym's work covered everything from portraits and illustrations for London weekly and national daily newspapers.
	R.D. View Artists Pieces.
	Radcliffe View Artists Pieces.
	Reeves View Artists Pieces.
	Rumbold, Gilbert Rumbold was an illustrator who contributed artwork in the early 1930s to the quintessential Savoy Cocktail Book.
	RZ View Artists Pieces.
	Sax View Artists Pieces.
	Showell View Artists Pieces.
	Steffie View Artists Pieces.
	Stephen View Artists Pieces.
	Stone, Marc View Artists Pieces.
	Tim View Artists Pieces.
	Turner, Charles E. Charles E. Turner was an artist who exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, and specialised in landscape and marine views.
	Uptton, Clive Uptton appeared to specialise in religious imagery, including 121 images for the 1960s Egermeier's Bible Story Book.
	Vicky (Victor Weisz) The caricaturist and cartoonist Victor Weisz, known as Vicky, was born in Berlin but registered for a Hungarian passport. As a member of the Jewish community with openly socialist political opinions, his Hungarian passport helped Vicky leave Germany soon after Adolf Hitler gained power in 1933.
	Watson, Clixby Charles Illustrator of books and magazine covers.
	White View Artists Pieces.
	Whitear An illustrator for many books and magazines.
	Wood, Charles View Artists Pieces.
	Wooding View Artists Pieces.
	WSB View Artists Pieces.
	Yates-Wilson Yates-Wilson was an illustrator for books, featuring in the ‘Alice in Wonderland' editions.
	Ziegler, Richard Ziegler was a German painter who, despite having no formal training, experimented with a range of different techniques and styles. Having travelled around Europe in the 1920s, spending time in France, Switzerland and Italy, Ziegler decided to emigrate to England.

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