The Travellers - 1920s British Children's book illustration by Frank Watkins
By Frank Watkins
Located in London, GB
FRANK WATKINS (1863-1929) The Travellers Signed Pen and ink, unframed, in conservation mount only 17.5 by 26 cm., 7 by 10 ¼ in. (frame size 33.5 by 41 cm., 13 ¼ by 16 in.) Frank Henry Watkins was born in Lambeth, London and was the son of a bank clerk. He worked as a children’s book and comic illustrator in the early 20th century, drawing for many children’s stories including Dolly Twoshoes (1901); The Wonder and Dolly Daydream (1902); Illustrated Chips and Dick and Daisy (1919-1921) and also for Merry Moments. He provided book illustrations for The Man From the Moon by Philip Carmichael (1909); The Sun’s Babies by Edith Howes (1910); The King Who Never Died: Tales of King Arthur by Dorothy Senior (1910) and Fairy Rings...
1920s Realist Frank Watkins Art
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