| Level | Collection |
| Ref No | PTI |
| Title | Illustrations by Peter Till |
| Date | 2001-2002 |
| Extent | 6 illustrations |
| Creator Name | Till; Peter; illustrator |
| Description | The collection comprises 5 original ink illustrations and 1 colour facsimile illustration which appeared in the Guardian accompanying Comment and Analysis articles from 2001-2002. |
| Admin History | Peter Till, a British illustrator, began contributing to the Guardian c1994.
Born in Manchester in 1945, he read English Literature at Cambridge University. One of his drawings was bought by Oz magazine in 1969 and his work also appeared in Time Out, beginning his career in illustration. He has contributed illustrations to major publications both nationally and worldwide, including the Radio Times, the Times, the Sunday Times, the New York Times, the New Yorker, and to magazines in France, Holland, Germany, and Australia.
In 1991 the Royal Mail commissioned him to design postage stamps portraying eminent Englishmen such as Michael Faraday, the scientist. Till won a Victoria and Albert Museum runner up award for editorial illustration in 2005. |
| Custodial History | 5 illustrations donated by Peter Till 21 May 2002. Further fascimile illustration donated 23 November 2004. |
| Access Status | Open |
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| Copyright | Peter Till |
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