Monica Walker (illustrator)
Monica Walker was a British writer and illustrator active in the 1940s and 1950s. She studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in the late 1930s. One of her classmates, Hilary Stebbing, drew an image of her as a shopkeeper in a scene called High Street. Walker also worked as a draughtswoman in an aircraft factory.
She created and illustrated children’s books. Her own book The Educated Pig (Oxford University Press, 1949) was followed by other illustrated works, including Ditties for the Nursery (Oxford University Press, 1954) by Iona Opie, Trouble for Tembo (Dolphin Books/ University of London Press, 1958) by Lesley Bourne, and Martin’s Holiday (Dolphin Books/ University of London Press, 1960) by Enid Wiseman.
Her art appeared on the cover of Radio Times’ Christmas issue in 1956. A 1947 portrait photograph of her by John Gay is in the National Portrait Gallery. Gay featured her in The Strand Magazine article "Eight Young Artists in Search of an Editor," noting she was living with her parents in Surbiton. The University of the Arts London has three of her works in its collection.
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