Joseph Wright (17 July 1947—6 October 2017) was an English illustrator and cartoonist best known for his illustration of the children's book series ''
What-a-Mess
''What-a-Mess'' is a series of children's books written by British comedy writer Frank Muir and illustrated by Joseph Wright. The title character is a dishevelled, accident-prone Afghan Hound puppy, whose real name is Prince Amir of Kinjan. Th ...
''. His cartoons and illustrations also appeared in a number of newspapers and magazines including the ''Times'', ''Guardian'', ''Independent'', ''Punch'', the ''Radio Times'', ''Time Out'', ''New Society'' and ''New Statesmen''.
Wright was born in
Ulverston
Ulverston is a market town and a civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 11,524, increasing at the 2011 census to 11,678. Historically in Lancashire, it lies a few mi ...
,
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...
. He was educated at the
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in South Kensington, Battersea and White City. It is the only entirely postgraduate art and design university in the United Kingdom. It offe ...
in London.
References
1947 births
2017 deaths
English cartoonists
English illustrators
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