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'''Frederick Pegram''' aka '''Fred Pegram''' (19 December 1870 [[Somers Town, London]] - 23 August 1937), was a prolific English illustrator and cartoonist who produced work for ''[[The Pall Mall Gazette]]'', ''[[Punch (magazine)|Punch Magazine]]'', ''[[The Idler (1892–1911)|The Idler]]'', ''[[Illustrated London News]]'', ''[[The Tatler]]'', and ''[[Daily Chronicle|The Daily Chronicle]]''. He studied under [[Frederick Brown (artist)|Fred Brown]] and spent some time in Paris. He also painted, drew pencil portraits, did watercolours, used chalk and pastel, and produced etchings. |
'''Frederick Pegram''' aka '''Fred Pegram''' (19 December 1870 [[Somers Town, London]] - 23 August 1937), was a prolific English illustrator and cartoonist who produced work for ''[[The Pall Mall Gazette]]'', ''[[Punch (magazine)|Punch Magazine]]'', ''[[The Idler (1892–1911)|The Idler]]'', ''[[Illustrated London News]]'', ''[[The Tatler]]'', and ''[[Daily Chronicle|The Daily Chronicle]]''. He studied under [[Frederick Brown (artist)|Fred Brown]] and spent some time in Paris. He also painted, drew pencil portraits, did watercolours, used chalk and pastel, and produced etchings. He became one of the most consistent of magazine illustrators, maintaining a high standard and preferring a Georgian setting for his works. |
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The son of Alfred Pegram, a cabinet maker, Frederick, enrolled at the [[Westminster School of Art]] at age 15. Some of his fellow students were [[Henry Tonks]], [[Aubrey Beardsley]] and [[Maurice Greiffenhagen]]. Pegram served as [[Special Constable]] at [[Buckingham Palace]] during [[WWI]]. Pegram's draughtsmanship was widely acclaimed and he produced the artwork for [[Mackintosh's Toffee]] advertisements, [[John Player & Sons|Player's]], [[Gilbert Murray Simpson|Ronuk Wax Polish]], [[Selfridges]], and some versions of the iconic Kodak Girl. |
The son of Alfred Pegram, a cabinet maker, Frederick, enrolled at the [[Westminster School of Art]] at age 15. Some of his fellow students were [[Henry Tonks]], [[Aubrey Beardsley]] and [[Maurice Greiffenhagen]]. Pegram served as [[Special Constable]] at [[Buckingham Palace]] during [[WWI]]. Pegram's draughtsmanship was widely acclaimed and he produced the artwork for [[Mackintosh's Toffee]] advertisements, [[John Player & Sons|Player's]], [[Gilbert Murray Simpson|Ronuk Wax Polish]], [[Selfridges]], and some versions of the iconic Kodak Girl. |
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Frederick Pegram aka Fred Pegram (19 December 1870 Somers Town, London - 23 August 1937), was a prolific English illustrator and cartoonist who produced work for The Pall Mall Gazette, Punch Magazine, The Idler, Illustrated London News, The Tatler, and The Daily Chronicle. He studied under Fred Brown and spent some time in Paris. He also painted, drew pencil portraits, did watercolours, used chalk and pastel, and produced etchings. He became one of the most consistent of magazine illustrators, maintaining a high standard and preferring a Georgian setting for his works.
The son of Alfred Pegram, a cabinet maker, Frederick, enrolled at the Westminster School of Art at age 15. Some of his fellow students were Henry Tonks, Aubrey Beardsley and Maurice Greiffenhagen. Pegram served as Special Constable at Buckingham Palace during WWI. Pegram's draughtsmanship was widely acclaimed and he produced the artwork for Mackintosh's Toffee advertisements, Player's, Ronuk Wax Polish, Selfridges, and some versions of the iconic Kodak Girl.
Frederick was the cousin of Henry M. Brock. [1]
Books illustrated
Poor Jack (1897), At the Rising of the Moon (1898), London's World Fair (1898), The Orange Girl (1899) and Martin Chuzzlewit (1900), A Lost Leader. Marriage à la Mode, The Missioner, Tea-Table Talk
