Bücher von Thelwell Norman

Norman Thelwell (1923-2004) sold his first drawing to Punch in 1950, and two years later became an important regular contributor. His books include "Angels on Horseback ", "Wrestling with a Pencil", "A Leg at Each Corner", "Top Dog", "Magnificat", "The Cat's Pyjamas", "Pony Panorama" and "Pony Cavalcade". Thelwell was born in Birkenhead. War service involved foot-slogging with the East Yorkshires and art editing an army magazine in India. He studied art at Liverpool, taught it for seven years in Wolverhampton then became a full-time cartoonist and a household name soon afterwards. For many years he lived with his wife and children in a Hampshire cottage within fly-casting distance of the River Test.