ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
The Magic Pencil is a British Council touring exhibition of illustrations selected by Quentin Blake, the distinguished children's author, illustrator and first Children's Laureate. The UK has a celebrated history of innovative book design and illustration.

The exhibition shows how today's illustrators reflect contemporary concerns with originality and force. Thirteen illustrators are included in the exhibition. Many are well known, others represent new and varied ways of approaching book illustration. Magic Pencil features over 70 print artworks by 13 of Britain’s most accomplished and innovative illustrators in print today. Many of the artists included in the show are so familiar as to be household names in Britain, Quentin Blake himself, Raymond Briggs, Tony Ross, John Burningham and Michael Foreman.

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