Clifford Webb

Educated at Chigwell Grammar School, Webb was apprenticed to a lithographer until the outbreak of WWI when he fought in France. After the war he studied at Westminster School of Art (1919-22). He then taught at Birmingham School of Art (1923-26), at Westminster (1934-39) and at St Martin's School of Art (1945-65). He was both a draughtsman and water colourist but is perhaps best known for his wood engravings. He was a founder member of the Society of Wood Engravers and was a prominent figure in the group of engravers who brought about the revival of wood engraving in the late 1920s. He was a prolific book illustrator, illustrating eight titles for the Golden Cockerel Press. He also wrote and illustrated a number of books for his own children, which he later published. His students at St Martin's include Simon Brett.
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