Noela Young
Australian book illustrator and children's writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Australian book illustrator and children's writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Noela Young (13 March 1930 – 3 April 2018) was an Australian illustrator and author of children's books. She is best known for her illustrations for The Muddle-Headed Wombat by Ruth Park.
Noela Young | |
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Born | Noela Margaret Grace Young 13 March 1930 |
Died | 3 April 2018 88) | (aged
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Education | Sydney Girls High School East Sydney Technical College |
Genre | Children's books |
Years active | 1952–2006 |
Notable works | The Muddle-Headed Wombat (illustrator) |
Noela Margaret Grace Young was born in Sydney on 13 March 1930.[1] She was educated at Sydney Girls High School, completing the Leaving Certificate in 1946. She won a scholarship to East Sydney Technical College despite not studying art at school. There she met her future husband, Walter Cunningham, who taught her book illustration. She graduated in 1951 with a diploma in illustration.[2]
Young worked as a freelancer in 1952 for Ure Smith and the first book she illustrated, David and His Australian Friends, by Enid Bell was described by Tribune as "delightfully illustrated",[3] while the Courier-Mail said it was "charmingly produced and illustrated".[4]
During her career she illustrated books by authors including Emily Rodda, Eve Pownall, Patricia Wrightson, Jean Galbraith, Christobel Mattingley and Eleanor Spence. She is, however, best known for her illustrations for the series of books by Ruth Park, beginning with The Muddle-Headed Wombat in 1962.[1]
She was contracted by Angus & Robertson to redraw the illustrations to a number of the Snugglepot and Cuddlepie books by May Gibbs, her work on the first being described as "sensitive and imaginative".[5] She also colourised Norman Lindsay's drawings for the 30th edition of The Magic Pudding for Angus & Robertson in 1975.[6]
Young worked for The School Magazine, contributing illustrations for stories and poems[7] and also lectured at the National Art School. She designed the cover and made illustrations for the publication to mark the centenary of Sydney Girls High School.[2]
In 1995 Young was presented with the Pheme Tanner Award in recognition of her 40-year contribution to Australian children's literature.[8]
Young married Walter Cunningham (1910–1988), one of her lecturers at East Sydney Technical College.[15] She died on 3 April 2018.[16][17]
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