Ronald Lampitt
Ronald George Lampitt (16th March 1906 - 1988) was an English artist and illustrator, perhaps best known today for his work for Ladybird Books, for railway posters and for the children's books 'The Map that Came to Life' and 'The Open Road'.
Although born in Worcester, he adopted Kent as his home, living in Sidcup for 50 years, until his death in 1988. The Kent countryside figures prominently in his art and illustration and at weekends he used to go out sketching with his friend, artist Rowland Hilder who was a Kent native. However, he also illustrated railway posters in the 1950s and 60s for destination including Bexhill-on-Sea, Harlech Castle and St Michael's Mount in Cornwall.
His friend and brother-in-law Harry Deverson was a well-connected Fleet Street journalist and helped Lampitt to find work with various publications including 'Illustrated' and the popular weekly magazine 'John Bull'.[1] Together they also produced two books: 'The Map that Came to Life' (1948) and 'The Open Road' (1962), written to introduce children to map-reading and the pleasures of exploring the countryside. Lampitt was particularly skilled at producing illustrations of large topographical areas and his first commission for Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books) was 'Understanding Maps'. He went on to illustrate a total of 9 Ladybird books until the sale of Wills & Hepworth, in 1972.
Other illustration work by Lampitt includes 'Readers Digest', 'Look and Learn Magazine', Medici greeting cards and the Whitbread calendar.
He died from Parkinson's disease in 1988, at the age of 82.
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- ↑ https://ladybirdflyawayhome.com/ronald-lampitt/ Accessed 24/9/18
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