Margaret Tempest

Margaret Mary Tempest (1892–1982) was a British illustrator and author, best known for her illustrations of Alison Uttley's Little Grey Rabbit books.[1]

Margaret Tempest
Born1892
Ipswich, Suffolk
Died1982
EducationIpswich School of Art
Westminster School of Art
Occupation(s)Children's author and illustrator
Known forLittle Grey Rabbit illustrations
SpouseSir Edward Grimwood Mears

Life

Margaret Tempest was born at 2 Fonnereau Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, in 1892. She lived most of her life in the town, attending Ipswich School of Art and then the Westminster School of Art graduating in 1914.[2] She was co-founder of the Chelsea Illustrators Club through which former students exhibited and sold their art.[3]

From 1929 until the 1960s she illustrated the Little Grey Rabbit books, as well as other children's books. She also wrote and illustrated her own books of the "dressed animal" type, notably the Curly Cobbler series. She illustrated a number of religious-themed books such as A Sunday Book for Children (1954) and Little Lamb of Bethlehem (1957).[4]

She married Sir Edward Grimwood Mears, in 1951. Her step-grandson was the physician Alex Paton.[5][6][7]

References
  1. "Margaret Mary Tempest – Illustrator". Margaret Mary Tempest. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. Ipswich's Blue Plaques. Ipswich: Ipswich Society. n.d.
  3. "Her Life". Margaret Mary Tempest. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  4. "Publications – Illustrator". Margaret Mary Tempest. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  5. Russen, Mervyn (5 December 2016). "Ipswich Icons - Artist Margaret Mary Tempest brought Little Grey Rabbit to life". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  6. "Suffolk Artists - TEMPEST, Margaret Mary". suffolkartists.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  7. "Sir Edward Grimwood-Mears". The History of Corhampton Golf Club. Retrieved 9 September 2017.


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