Peter Cross was born in Guildford, Surrey, in 1951. He trained as a
Technical Illustrator for Hawker Siddeley, but soon set up his own
studio and from 1975 began to emerge as an imaginative illustrator of
great originality. He made his name with eleven childrens books which
continue to delight children and parents alike with their humorous
detail. Subsequently, he responded directly to adult interest in his
work by producing 1588 and All This...(1988) and The Boys’ Own Battle of
Britain (1990). Unwilling to restrict his fertile imagination to two
dimensions, he also created a series of eccentric cabinets of
curiosities, centring on various themes including Sigmund Freud and the
Cheltenham Literary Festival.
In addition to delightful advertising work for Wine Rack, the richness
and variety of his art reached a wider international public through his
greetings card work - initially for the Gordon Fraser Gallery (Hallmark
UK) and latterly through The Great British Card Company. One of
Britain’s best-loved artists, the dry yet charming visual-verbal wit of
Peter Cross is captured perfectly in a menagerie of sleepy cats,
mischievous mice, singing hippos, beery meerkats and loveable hedgehogs. Peter Cross - родился в Гилдфорде, в 1951 году , британский художник-иллюстратор, чьи работы сочетают в себе элементы богатого воображения и юмора. А поздравительные открытки созданные художником (особенно его знаменитая серия с хомяками), пользуются огромным успехом у взрослых и детей.
 
Его называют любимым художником Великобритании, его открытки неизменно
вызывают улыбку и хорошее настроение, его иллюстрации к детским книгам
очаровательны и полны юмором. Peter Cross - талантливый и успешный 
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