2016年3月12日 · Shepard’s War (published by Michael O’Mara), with an accompanying exhibition, throws light on this unexpected aspect of Shepard’s life and career: his active military service in the First World War.

2015年10月8日 · A new exhibition at The House of Illustration showcases over 100 wartime illustrations by E.H. Shepard, offering a fascinating insight into his work before Winnie the Pooh and a poignant look at life…

2018年9月12日 · Ernest Howard Shepard, known as ‘Kip’ (from the musical hall term ‘giddy kipper’ meaning someone who was excitable), was born on 10th December 1879 in St. John’s Wood, London, UK. He was the second son and youngest child of Henry Shepard, an architect, and his wife, Jessie, nee Lee.

In 1914, when World War I began, Shepard enlisted in the Royal Artillery and was assigned to the 105 Siege Battery where he battled at the Somme, Arras, the Third Battle of Ypres, and in Italy. At the end of his four-year service, Shepard was awarded a …

By the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Ernest H. Shepard had already become a regular contributor to the popular Punch magazine, often drawing cartoons about the war for them among other publications.

In September our Collections Manager Peggy visited the University of Surrey archives to see their E H Shepard archives, with a view to a potential exhibition at SOFO in 2023. The initial research follows the story of Shepard during his service with the Royal Artillery in the Great War, and explores the stories of other creatives who served in ...

2015年10月26日 · E. H. Shepard is best remembered as the illustrator behind the original Winnie-the-Pooh, but before that, during World War I, he ran a soldiers’ magazine from the trenches: “For months, his life, like all those on the front, was surrounded by slaughter. His sketchbook was full of pictures of crammed dugouts and rough shelters.

2015年10月2日 · "Best known for his drawings for Winnie the Pooh and The Wind in the Willows, as well as his regular work for Punch magazine, E.H. Shepard also produced a substantial body of work while serving as an officer in the Royal Artillery in the First World War. This exhibition is the first to explore Shepard’s illustrations drawn in the trenches on ...

Painter and illustrator, most famously of Winnie the Pooh. Ernest Howard was born 55 Springfield Road, St John's Wood. His art school nickname, Kipper, stayed with him for life. Served in WW1 ending as Major Shepard MC.

This collection comprises material relating to E.H. Shepard's early life and his military service, from his engagement to his return from Italy after the First World War. The collection consists mostly of drawings created by Shepard, both commercially for magazines and personally during military service in the First World War.