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Kay Nixon (Kathleen Irene Blundell-Nixon)
Posted: 25 Jul 2015, 13:27
by pete9012S
Kay Nixon
(Kathleen Irene Blundell-Nixon)
(1895-1988)
British children's author, painter, muralist, illustrator and poster artist.
Kay Nixon was trained at Camden and Birmingham Schools of Art and after her marriage (becoming Mrs. Blundell) lived in India for 25 years. In India she made illustrations for the Time of India Press and designed some 30 posters for the Indian State Railways.
Returning to England her career was to be mostly in illustrating some of the most lovely animal books: "Bird families", "Animal mothers and babies", "Animal Legends" Books on "Pushti" and "Pindy Poo". And she worked with famous Enid Blyton.
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Re: Kay Nixon (Kathleen Irene Blundell-Nixon)
Posted: 25 Jul 2015, 13:31
by pete9012S
Katherine Nixon
Kathleen Nixon illustrated the interior of The Animal Book (Dust wrapper illustration by Ernest Aris), The Adventures of Binkle and Flip (Newnes 1938) and The Enid Blyton Book of Bunnies (Newnes 1925). She also created illustrations for Blyton's The Boys' and Girls' Annual and The Boys And Girls Story Book Number 2 (both published by News Chronicle).
Images below by Katherine Nixon (L-R) The Enid Blyton Book of Bunnies (Newnes 1925), The Trail of the Caribou in watercolour.
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Re: Kay Nixon (Kathleen Irene Blundell-Nixon)
Posted: 25 Jul 2015, 13:36
by Courtenay
Well, that's good to know she was definitely Kathleen - obviously the title page of the book I've just bought had a misprint.
Lovely photo of her, and she certainly had a good long life. I would love to see her Indian railway posters!
Re: Kay Nixon (Kathleen Irene Blundell-Nixon)
Posted: 25 Jul 2015, 17:04
by Tony Summerfield
She also did a great many illustrations in Enid's various magazines including 25 magazine covers.
Re: Kay Nixon (Kathleen Irene Blundell-Nixon)
Posted: 25 Jul 2015, 20:50
by Anita Bensoussane
Very interesting, Pete. Her illustrations are beautiful.
Re: Kay Nixon (Kathleen Irene Blundell-Nixon)
Posted: 26 Jul 2015, 18:00
by Lucky Star
Gorgeous illustrations. Thanks Pete.
Re: Kay Nixon (Kathleen Irene Blundell-Nixon)
Posted: 26 Jul 2015, 18:59
by Rob Houghton
Courtenay wrote:Well, that's good to know she was definitely Kathleen - obviously the title page of the book I've just bought had a misprint.
Lovely photo of her, and she certainly had a good long life. I would love to see her Indian railway posters!
I wonder if she was ever wrongly credited as 'Katherine' in any other books?
Thanks for the photo and link, Pete - very interesting!
Re: Kay Nixon (Kathleen Irene Blundell-Nixon)
Posted: 10 Jan 2021, 15:48
by Splodj
There is a later-life photo of Kay Nixon here ...
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Taken on 8-Feb-82, the day that some of her pictures were auctioned at Christie's.