Ken Eric Nutt (born November 29, 1951), who uses the pen name Eric Beddows, is a Canadian artist and illustrator of children's books. His pseudonym combines his middle name with his mother's

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. He has used it for his illustrative work since 1986 to distinguish it from his work as an artist. Beddows was born in

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and studied fine arts at

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from 1970 to 1972. He moved to Stratford, Ontario and worked various jobs at a gallery there. His art has been shown at Gallery Stratford, the Woodstock Art Gallery and the

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Awards and honors

In 1992, Beddows was nominated for IBBY's Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustrator.

Publications

* ''Zoom at Sea'', text by

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(1983) * ''Zoom Away'', text by Tim Wynne-Jones (1985) * ''The Emperor's Panda'', text by David Day (1986) * ''The Cave of Snores'', text by Dennis Haseley (1987) * '' Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices'', poetry by

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(1988) * ''Night Cars'', text by

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(1989) * ''Shadow Play'', text by Paul Fleischman (1990) * ''Who Shrank My Grandmother's House? Poems of Discovery'', text by Barbara Esbensen (1992) * ''Teller of Tales'', text by William J. Brooke (1995) * ''The Rooster's Gift'', text by Pam Conrad (1996) * ''Changing Planes: Stories'', text by

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(2003) * ''Toes'', text by

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(2004)

References

External links

* Archives of Eric Beddow
(Eric Beddows fonds, R11703)
are held at Library and Archives Canada {{DEFAULTSORT:Beddows, Eric 1951 births Living people Artists from Ontario Governor General's Award-winning children's illustrators