Illustration - Volume 23 - 2026
Issue 88 opens with Laurence Anholt’s exploration of the life and art of Arthur Robins, an illustrator whose work is by turns slyly observant, lyrical, and cheerfully uplifting. Laurence is a personal friend and collaborator, and his essay is a fresh insight into Arthur’s idiosyncratic worldview. Another delightful artist is the Victorian Walter Crane, the creator of brilliantly coloured illustrations for the nursery who was also a book-cover designer. Francesca Tancini is our able guide as we look anew at this inventive creator. Inventive too is Goetz Kluge’s investigation of Henry Holiday’s visuals for Carroll’s Snark. Goetz tracks down some possible influences, suggesting connections between Holiday’s illustrations and some unusual sources. Equally unfamiliar is Greg Jones’s take on William Hyde, a landscape printmaker with an eye for atmosphere and mood. And Brian McAvera shows us the art of Gerard Dillon, whose images of everyday people and situations reflect on the fragility of life.
