Peter Cross (born 1951 in

Guildford Guildford () is a town in west Surrey, England, around south-west of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about 77,000 and is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around inhabitants in . The nam ...

) is a British

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. His style features lifelike

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s of British

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, in

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-like situations. Ostensibly produced for children, they include sufficient

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s to be of interest to adults. He first worked as a technical illustrator for

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and also illustrated

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s, not least for

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ist

Anthony Phillips Anthony Edwin Phillips (born 23 December 1951) is an English musician and composer who gained prominence as the original lead guitarist of the rock band Genesis, from 1967 to 1970. He left in July 1970 and learned to play more instruments, bef ...

and over 200 designs in the popular ''Harbottle Hamster'' range of greetings cards for Gordon Fraser.

Bibliography

*''Trouble for Trumpets'' (Ernest Benn, 1982, story by

Peter Dallas-Smith Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

), *''Trumpets in Grumpetland'' (

A & C Black A & C Black is a British book publishing company, owned since 2002 by Bloomsbury Publishing. The company is noted for publishing ''Who's Who'' since 1849 and the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' between 1827 and 1903. It offers a wide variety of boo ...

, 1984, story by Peter Dallas-Smith), *''1588 And All This'' (Pavilion Books, 1988), *''Boys Own Battle of Britain'' (Pavilion Books, 1990),

Dinosaur Days series

(1985 unless shown, story by David Lloyd) *''Early Morning'', *''Breakfast'', *''The Terrible Thing'', *''Silly Games'', *''Little So-And-So and the Dinosaurs'' (1993; compilation of the whole series),

Dudley Dormouse series

(1986 unless shown,

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, text Judy Taylor) :Bonita Brodt of the ''

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'' wrote: "What makes the tales of Dudley Dormouse truly special are the intricate and colorful illustrations that bring the story to life on each page of these miniature, hardcover books." *''Dudley Goes Flying'', *''Dudley and the Monster'', - "The extraordinary illustrations are richly detailed in the style of many British children's books. They focus dramatically on the central action in each picture, allowing the young reader to direct his attention to the unfolding tale." *''Dudley and the Strawberry Shake'', - Dudley the dormouse goes to a strawberry patch to pick strawberries, picks one and eats it but then mistakes a dogs nose for one. The dog does not like having his nose pulled and shakes his head until Dudley lets go and flies through the air. The story ends with Dudley going home for a nap to recover, and as he is falling asleep he remembers that he has left his strawberry picking gloves behind. *''Dudley in a Jam'', *''Dudley Bakes A Cake'' (1988), *''The Adventures of Dudley Dormouse'' (1990; compilation of the whole series),

Contributions

*Henry Williamson; ''A Clear Water Stream'' (1976; cover and line illustrations by Cross) *''The New Happy Families'' ( Methuen, 1992; book and card game (made by

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); Cross illustrated the Camp family)

Anthony Phillips album artwork

*''

The Geese & The Ghost ''The Geese & the Ghost'' is the first studio album by English musician and songwriter Anthony Phillips, released in March 1977 on Hit & Run Music in the United Kingdom and Passport Records in the United States. It was originally intended to be ...

'' (1977) *'' Wise After the Event'' (1978) *'' Sides'' (1979) *''

Private Parts & Pieces ''Private Parts & Pieces'' is the third studio album by English musician and composer Anthony Phillips. It was released in November 1978 by Passport Records in the United States, and in April 1979 by Arista Records in the United Kingdom. Unlike h ...

'' (1979) *'' Private Parts & Pieces II: Back to the Pavilion'' (1980) *'' Private Parts & Pieces III: Antiques'' (1982) *''Private Parts & Pieces V: Twelve'' (1985) *''Harvest of the Heart'' (1985) *'' Private Parts & Pieces VI: Ivory Moon'' (1986) *''Private Parts & Pieces VIII: New England'' (1992) *''Anthology'' (1995) *''Radio Clyde'' (2003) *'' Archive Collection Volume 2'' (2004)

References

External links

Peter Cross' website
1951 births Living people English illustrators Artists from Guildford {{UK-illustrator-stub