Jennetta Vise, FSZ was a prolific book, comic and magazine illustrator, with work appearing in publications including Mary Grannan's ''Just Mary'' series, ''Robin'' annuals and many publications for the Girl Guides Association.

Personal life

Marjory Jeannetta Blythe Vise was born in Chichester to father Reginald Toye Vise, a journalist, and mother Ethel Maude (née Badrick). She had an older sister, Barbara, who became assistant editor at Modern Woman magazine. Vise studied at L’Ecole des Beaux Arts and the Sorbonne. She lived in London until 1975 and was a member of The Women’s Press Club. She died at home in Sussex.

Illustrator

At the age of 18 Vise illustrated an article by her father, about which Tatler commented that people would “appreciate the skill of the two artists responsible for this joint word and pencil picture, which has quite a butterfly-like touch.” She was represented by Grestock and Marsh, London.

Girl Guides

After “being discovered” by Margaret Playle, the general editor for the Girl Guide Association (GGA), Vise illustrated the following publications: * ''The Big Test: The Story of the Girl Guides in the World War'' by Christian Catherine (1947) * ''The Girl Guide Annual'' by Girl Guides Association (1951) * ''The Brownie Pack: A Handbook for Brownie Guiders'' by Ailsa Brambleby (1956) * ''The True Book about Girl Guides'' by

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(1956) * ''Trefoil Tales'' by Alix Liddell, Vera Armstrong and Elizabeth Hill (1957) * ''The Brownies’ Annual'' by Girl Guides Association (1959, 1962, 1963) * ''The Golden Bar Book of Brownie Stories'' by Robert Moss (1961) * ''Three for Trouble'' by Ailsa Brambleby (1963) * ''Three for Pack Holiday'' by Ailsa Brambleby (1964) * ''The Brownie Book'' by Girl Guides Association New Zealand (1965) * ''The Brownie Book,'' by Ailsa Brambleby (1965) * ''The Brownie Guide Handbook-' by Ailsa Brambleby (1968) * ''Musical Fun with the Brownie Pack'' by Hettie Smith (1976)

Other selected publications

* ''Out of Town'' by A. A. Thomson (1935) * ''What About a Family?'' by Lou Chaloner (1944) * ''The Noddles Again'' by Madeleine Collier (1944) * ''London Lover'' by Trevor Allen (1948) * ''Savoyard Scrapbook'' by

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for the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company (1948) * ''Fables for Children'' by Irene Pearl (1948) * ''Christina’s Fairy Book'' by Ford Madox Ford (1949) * ''The Purple Muffin the Mule Book'' by Annette Mills (1953) * ''The Scottish Pupil’s Spelling Book'' (1955) * ''The Helpful Giant'' by Eileen Arthurton (1957) * ''Fluent French Comedies'' by Charles S Elston (1958) * ''Just Mary Stories'' by Mary Grannan (1958) * ''More Just Mary Stories'' by Mary Grannan (1959) * ''Better Spoken English'' by Geoffrey Barnard (1959) * ''Wild Rose of the King’s Chase'' by Hilda Moss (1960) * ''Gay Way Picture Dictionary'' (1961) * ''Measuring is Fun'' by Frederick J Vickery (1961) * ''The Story of Porky Peek'' by Elizabeth Maitland (1963) * "'The Little Red Bus; The New Bed; No Hat!'' and ''Plum Pie'' by

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(1964) * ''Cluck, the Little Black Hen; Hob'' and ''The Horse-Bat'' by

(1965) * ''The Old Shoe House'' by Ella Ruth Boyce (1966) * ''Soucoupes Volantes!!'' by R N Allan (1966)

Magazines

* Homes & Gardens * Modern Woman *

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* Pippin, including contributions to the original

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strip * Child Education, including craft articles co-authored by Madeleine Collier

Other work

In 1935 she decorated a miniature rocking horse that was presented to British circus owner Bertram Mills by the

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in recognition of his service to animals.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vise, Jennetta Fellows of the Zoological Society of London University of Paris alumni British alumni of the École des Beaux-Arts British illustrators British women illustrators People from Chichester 1912 births 1979 deaths 20th-century illustrators