Frank Reynolds (13 February 1876 – 18 April 1953) was a British artist. Son of an artist, he studied at

Heatherley's School of Art The Heatherley School of Fine Art is an independent art school in London. The school was named after Thomas Heatherley who took over as the school's principal from James Mathews Leigh (when it was named "Leigh's"). Founded in 1845, the school ...

. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the

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Biography

Frank Reynolds was born in

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, London on 13 February 1876. He had a drawing called ''A provincial theatre company on tour'' published in ''

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'' on 30 November 1901. In 1906, he began contributing to '' Punch'' magazine and was regularly published within its pages during

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, noted for his anti-Kaiser illustrations in ''Punch''. A collection of 199 of his illustrations is in the ''Punch'' archives. Peggotty from Charles Dickens David Copperfield art by Frank Reynolds

Peggotty from Charles Dickens David Copperfield art by Frank Reynolds

He was well known for his many illustrations in several books by

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, including ''

David Copperfield ''David Copperfield''Dickens invented over 14 variations of the title for this work; see is a novel by English author Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey from infancy to matur ...

'' (c. 1911), ''

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'' (c. 1912) and ''

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'' (c. 1913). He succeeded F. H. Townsend as the art editor for ''Punch''. Reynolds was one of the leading illustrators selected by

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for inclusion in his '' The Art of the Illustrator'' (1917-1918) which presented a separate portfolio for each of twenty illustrators. He was also a prolific watercolour painter and was a member of the

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from 1903. He continued to illustrate in black and white or in colours all his life. He became known in the 1930s and through the Second World War for characters called The Bristlewoods. One of his more notable works is entitled ''Jingle''. Frank Reynolds - Punch magazine - Summer Number 1923 - cover

Frank Reynolds - Punch magazine - Summer Number 1923 - cover

His journal contributions included *''

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'' *''

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'' *'' Punch'' *''

Windsor Magazine ''The Windsor Magazine'' was a monthly illustrated publication produced by Ward Lock & Co from January 1895 to September 1939 (537 issues). The title page described it as "An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women". It was bound as six-monthly ...

'' *''

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'' He died from pneumonia at

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in Surrey on 18 April 1953.

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''"Punch" pictures''
by Frank Reynolds, 1922 London: Cassell and Co. 1876 births 1953 deaths Alumni of the Heatherley School of Fine Art British editorial cartoonists British comics artists Punch (magazine) cartoonists British male painters 20th-century British painters Art competitors at the 1928 Summer Olympics {{UK-illustrator-stub