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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Illustrator, author, theatre set designer, and printmaker.  Notable for his design of book covers and typographer, including the books of [[Oscar Wilde]].  Founder of the Vale Press. Paintings are held in many collections.  Life-long partner was [[Charles Shannon]].
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Illustrator, author, theatre set designer, and printmaker.  Notable for his design of book covers and typographer, including the books of [[Oscar Wilde]].  Founder of the Vale Press. Paintings are held in many collections.  Life-long partner was fellow painter [[Charles Shannon]].
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==

Latest revision as of 19:29, 24 June 2014

Charles Ricketts
Sample of Charles Ricketts illustrations

Country

Great Britain

Birth - Death

1866 - 1931

Occupation

Artist

Description

Illustrator, author, theatre set designer, and printmaker. Notable for his design of book covers and typographer, including the books of Oscar Wilde. Founder of the Vale Press. Paintings are held in many collections. Life-long partner was fellow painter Charles Shannon.

Further Reading/Research


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