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Graham Percy (7 June 1938 – 4 January 2008)[1] was a New Zealand-born artist, designer and illustrator.[2] His work was the subject of The Imaginative Life and Times of Graham Percy, a major posthumous exhibition of his work which was shown at galleries throughout New Zealand including City Gallery Wellington,[3] Gus Fisher Gallery Auckland,[4] Sarjeant Gallery Whanganui,[5] the Rotorua Museum[6] and the Southland Museum and Art Gallery, Invercargill.[7]

Life

Graham Percy was an artist, designer and illustrator.[8] He was born in Stratford, New Zealand and studied at Elam School of Fine Arts in Auckland. After graduating in the early 1960s, Percy worked as an illustrator for the New Zealand School Journal and collaborated with other Auckland-based writers and artists. He designed the typography for a number of Colin McCahon's exhibition invitations and set up one of New Zealand's first design consultancies with Hamish Keith. [9] During this period he designed covers for The End of the Golden Weather and The Pohutukawa Tree by Bruce Mason.[10] In 1964, Percy received a scholarship to study at the Royal College of Art in London. From late 1964 until the end of his life, he lived and worked in London as an illustrator and artist. [11] He was the production designer on the 1973 animated film Hugo the Hippo.[12] While working on the film he met his second wife, the photographer Mari Mahr.[13]

For much of his career, Percy specialised in children's books, illustrating more than 100 works for children .[14] In later years, he produced a body of his own independent art for adults. [15] In 1994, Chronicle Books (San Francisco) published a book of his drawings for adults, Arthouse. In 2007, a further series of his drawings for adults, 'Imagined Histories' was published, supported by the Scottish Arts Council.[16] .[17] Graham Percy died on 4 January 2008. [18]

Notable works published during his lifetime

Books illustrated by Percy for children include the following:

  • Illustrations for La Belle au bois dormant[19] (1977) written by Charles Perrault
  • Illustrations for When Dad cuts down the chestnut tree[20] (1988) by Pam Ayres
  • Illustrations for the Fantastic Flying Journey[21] (1987) and Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure[22] (1989) by the noted author and naturalist Gerald Durrell
  • Illustrations for The Woodland Gospels According to Captain Beaky and His Band,[23] by Jeremy Lloyd, Faber and Faber (1990)
  • Illustrations for A cup of starshine (1991)[24] selected by Jill Bennett
  • Illustrations and text for The Cock, the mouse, and the little red hen[25] (1992)
  • Illustrations and text for Lullabies: Poems and Rhymes to Dream on,[26] Running Press (1995) – part of the Library of Congress Miniature Book Collection[27]
  • Design and illustration for the series Graham Percy's Animal Tails,[28] Random House (1995)
  • Illustrations for the illustrated Mother Goose,[29] Running Press (1997)
  • Illustrations for the Wind in the Willows,[30] HarperCollins (1997)
  • Illustrations for The mailbox mice mystery[31] (1999) by Juli Mahr
  • Illustrations for Mama tiger, Baba Tiger[32] (2001) by Juli Mahr

Animated film for children:

  • Production designer[33] of the full-length animated film Hugo the Hippo in Hungary (1970–1972)

Books for adults:

  • Illustrations for Crime and the law[34] (1969) by Bernard Brown
  • Concept and illustrations for Arthouse[35] (1996), published by Chronicle Books, reviewed in the New York Times,[36] artwork exhibited at Storyopolis gallery[37] in Los Angeles.
  • Concept and illustrations for Imagined Histories[38] (2007), published by Crear, space to create, supported by the Scottish Arts Council.[39]

Posthumous exhibition and book

The Imaginative Life and Times of Graham Percy was a major posthumous exhibition of Percy's work. It was developed in partnership between City Gallery Wellington and Gus Fisher Gallery, The University of Auckland; it was curated by Gregory O'Brien, leading New Zealand poet, art critic and curator and winner of the 2012 Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement. [40][41]

A Micronaut in the Wide World: The Imaginative Life and Times of Graham Percy is an account of Graham Percy’s life and art by O'Brien. [42] [43] It was a finalist in the New Zealand Post Book Awards 2012 [44] and was highly commended in the Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2012. .[45] A copy of the book was donated by the Chartwell Trust to every high school in New Zealand. [46]

As of October 2013, the itinerary of the exhibition was as follows:

References

  1. ^ [1] http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/graham-percy-childrens-illustrator-who-took-a-cerebral-approach-to-his-work-769268.html Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  2. ^ [2] http://www.artistsalliance.org.nz/html/whatson_details.php?id=42955 Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  3. ^ http://citygallery.org.nz/exhibition/the-imaginative-life-and-times-of-graham-percy Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  4. ^ http://www.artistsalliance.org.nz/html/whatson_details.php?id=38669 Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  5. ^ http://www.sarjeant.org.nz/site/pages/exhibitions/past-exhibitions.php?searchresult=1&sstring=percy#1329343062667S Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  6. ^ http://www.artistsalliance.org.nz/html/whatson_details.php?id=41632 Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  7. ^ http://www.artistsalliance.org.nz/html/whatson_details.php?id=42955 Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  8. ^ [3] http://www.artistsalliance.org.nz/html/whatson_details.php?id=42955 Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  9. ^ [4] http://citygallery.org.nz/exhibition/the-imaginative-life-and-times-of-graham-percy Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  10. ^ [5] http://www.hastingscityartgallery.co.nz/whats-on/micronaut-wide-world-imaginative-life-and-times-graham-percy Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  11. ^ [6] http://citygallery.org.nz/exhibition/the-imaginative-life-and-times-of-graham-percy Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  12. ^ [7] http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10707393 Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  13. ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/graham-percy-childrens-illustrator-who-took-a-cerebral-approach-to-his-work-769268.html Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  14. ^ [8] http://www.artistsalliance.org.nz/html/whatson_details.php?id=42955 Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  15. ^ http://www.sarjeant.org.nz/site/pages/exhibitions/past-exhibitions.php?searchresult=1&sstring=percy#1329343062667S Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  16. ^ http://crear.co.uk/ Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  17. ^ [9] http://www.hastingscityartgallery.co.nz/whats-on/micronaut-wide-world-imaginative-life-and-times-graham-percy Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  18. ^ [10] http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/graham-percy-childrens-illustrator-who-took-a-cerebral-approach-to-his-work-769268.html Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  19. ^ Brief Record (Library of Congress Online Catalog) Retrieved on 03 June 2013
  20. ^ Brief Record (Library of Congress Online Catalog) Retrieved on 03 June 2013
  21. ^ Amazon.co.uk: The Fantastic Flying Journey (Books for Young Readers): Gerald Durrell,Graham Percy: Books Retrieved on 03 June 2013
  22. ^ Amazon.co.uk: The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure: Gerald Durrell,Graham Percy: Books Retrieved on 03 June 2013
  23. ^ Amazon.co.uk: The Woodland Gospels According to Captain Beaky and His Band: The Archbishop of Canterbury,Jeremy Lloyd,Graham Percy: Books Retrieved on 03 June 2013
  24. ^ Brief Record (Library of Congress Online Catalog) Retrieved on 03 June 2013
  25. ^ Brief Record (Library of Congress Online Catalog) Retrieved on 03 June 2013
  26. ^ Amazon.co.uk: Lullabies: Poems and Rhymes to Dream on (Miniature Pop-up Books): Graham Percy: Books Retrieved on 03 June 2013
  27. ^ Brief Record (Library of Congress Online Catalog) Retrieved on 03 June 2013
  28. ^ Amazon.co.uk: The Tiger's Tale/Book With Tail (Graham Percy's Animal Tails): Graham Percy: Books Retrieved on 03 June 2013
  29. ^ Amazon.co.uk: Mother Goose The Children's Classic Edition: Leon Baxter,Graham Percy,Gary Rees,Kay Widdowson,Jenny Williams: Books Retrieved on 03 June 2013
  30. ^ Amazon.co.uk: The Wind in the Willows (Little Classics): Kenneth Grahame,Graham Percy: Books Retrieved on 03 June 2013
  31. ^ Brief Record (Library of Congress Online Catalog) Retrieved on 03 June 2013
  32. ^ Brief Record (Library of Congress Online Catalog) Retrieved on 03 June 2013
  33. ^ Graham Percy Retrieved on 03 June 2013
  34. ^ Brief Record (Library of Congress Online Catalog) Retrieved on 03 June 2013
  35. ^ Amazon.co.uk: Arthouse: Graham Percy: Books Retrieved on 03 June 2013
  36. ^ IN SHORT: NONFICTION; Rooms of Their Own – New York Times Retrieved on 03 June 2013
  37. ^ Storyopolis Book Bushels, Books, Toys, Children Illustrations, Art Gallery Retrieved on 03 June 2013
  38. ^ Amazon.co.uk: Graham Percy – Imagined Histories: Graham Percy: Books Retrieved on 03 June 2013
  39. ^ Crear – home Retrieved on 03 June 2013
  40. ^ [11] http://citygallery.org.nz/exhibition/the-imaginative-life-and-times-of-graham-percy Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  41. ^ [12] Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  42. ^ [13] http://www.press.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/home/notices/template/notice_item.jsp?cid=414185 Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  43. ^ [14] http://trove.nla.gov.au/version/51829849 Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  44. ^ [15] http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/en/news/new-zealand-post-book-awards-2012-finalists-announced Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  45. ^ [16] http://www.bookdesignawards.co.nz/2012-best-illustrated-a-micronaut/ Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  46. ^ [17] http://www.chartwell.org.nz/News/CollectionNews/id/92/title/chartwell-books.aspx Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  47. ^ [18] http://citygallery.org.nz/exhibition/the-imaginative-life-and-times-of-graham-percy Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  48. ^ [19] http://www.artistsalliance.org.nz/html/whatson_details.php?id=38669 Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  49. ^ [20] http://www.marlboroughart.org.nz/gallery/index.mvc?ArticleID=67 Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  50. ^ [21] http://www.artgallery.org.nz/exhibitions/imaginative-life-and-times-graham-percy Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  51. ^ [22] http://www.sarjeant.org.nz/site/pages/exhibitions/past-exhibitions.php?searchresult=1&sstring=percy#1329343062667S Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  52. ^ [23] http://www.percythomsongallery.org.nz/exhibition.asp?e_id=87 Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  53. ^ [24] http://www.artistsalliance.org.nz/html/whatson_details.php?id=41632 Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  54. ^ [25] http://www.hastingscityartgallery.co.nz/whats-on/micronaut-wide-world-imaginative-life-and-times-graham-percy Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  55. ^ [26] http://www.artistsalliance.org.nz/html/whatson_details.php?id=42955 Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  56. ^ [27] http://www.press.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/home/events/template/event_item.jsp?cid=561312 Retrieved on 1 June 2013
  57. ^ [28] http://www.otago.ac.nz/library/hocken/otago048209.html Retrieved on 15 June 2013
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