Norman Thelwell (3 May1923 - 7 February2004) was a Britishcartoonist well-known for his humorous illustrations of ponies and horses. Born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, as a promising young student from Liverpool School of Art, he soon became a contributor to the satirical magazine Punch in the 1950s, and earned many lasting devotees by illustrating Chicko in the British boys' comicEagle.
Known to many only as Thelwell, he found his true comic niche with girls and ponies refusing fences, a subject for which he became most well-known. His cartoons and drawings delighted millions.
Norman Thelwell died on 7 February 2004, after a long illness.
Published books
Angels on Horseback (1957) Thelwell Country (1959) A Leg at Each Corner (1962) Top Dog (1964) Thelwell's Riding Academy (1965) Drawing Ponies (1966) Up the Garden Path (1967) Thelwell's Compleat Tangler (1967) Thelwell's Book of Leisure (1968) This Desirable Plot (1970) The Effluent Society (1971) Penelope (1972) Three Sheets in the Wind (1973) Belt Up (1974) A Plank Bridge by a Pool (1978) A Millstone Round My Neck (1981) Pony Calvalcade (1981) Some Damn Fool's Signed the Rubens Again (1982) Penelope Rides Again (1988) The Cat's Pyjamas (1992) Magnificat (?)
Thelwell's big break came in 1952, when Punch published the first of what, over the next 25 years, would be 1,500 of his cartoons, including 60 full-colour covers.
Although Thelwell will be remembered for his funny little girls and their funnier pets, throughout his life he also produced strikingly realistic paintings of the country and those who live in it.
Thelwell is survived by his wife Rhona, whom he married in 1949, and their son and daughter.
Born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, as a promising young student from Liverpool School of Art, he soon became a contributor to the satirical magazine Punch in the 1950s, and earned many lasting devotees by illustrating Chicko in the British boys' comic Eagle.
Known to many only as Thelwell, he found his true comic niche with girls and ponies refusing fences, a subject for which he became most well-known.
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