pete beard

I had always thought that many illustrators from the past got nothing like the attention they deserved so I decided to make some videos about a few of these almost forgotten talents.

The unsung heroes series was originally intended to be about illustrators from what's known as the golden age of illustration. But I soon realised that meant ignoring many early 20th century illustrators who strictly speaking didn't fit that description.

So I compromised and ended up with parameters of those born between 1850 and 1910.

There are also videos about individual illustrators who are personal favourites of mine, mostly but not exclusively from the early 20th century.

And there are a range of others on various aspects of illustration, such as children's books, advertising, art deco or a certain historical period. If it's illustration then it has my interest. And I very much hope it has yours, too.

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