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TOTAL Art Licensing
New Beginnings at
Copyrights’ art portfolio over-complication of a simple task!
encompasses a broad se- and has remained a popular saying
lection of different types used to describe the over complica-
and style of artwork. tion of a simple task.
Every year new artists Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991)
are introduced to the will always be known for his famous
portfolio to keep it fresh Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland
and appealing to all tastes Fells, which he compiled between
and markets. 1952 and 1966. These handwritten
This year, work by three and hand-drawn works of art have
well known British artists given inspiration to all true fell-walk-
themes such as love, remember, be bold, dream
Mervyn Peake, William ers for the past forty years. For his
etc and sets out to illustrate these feelings and
Heath Robinson and Lakeland illustrator, Alfred ‘labour of love’ as he called it, he was awarded
states of mind as well as encourage a similar re-
Wainwright will be added to the mix and made the MBE and,
sponse from the viewer. Nel has also been se-
available by Copyrights for application across a upon his death,
lected to design a garden at the 2007 Chelsea
number of different licensed categories. his ashes were
Flower show. Her eye for colour and apprecia-
Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) probably best scattered on his
tion of nature and flowers will no doubt result
known as author of the Gormenghast Trilogy, favourite moun-
in a fantastic entry that will raise her profile and
was one of the most multi-talented artists of tain, Haystacks.
showcase her talent to visitors and TV viewers
the Twentieth Century. Painter, novelist, author
worldwide.
Celebrating
of children’s books and nonsense verse, war art-
Ladybird. The Ladybird Books were originally
success
ist, poet and dramatist, he also illustrated such
published in 1915 by Loughborough printers
Each of the art-
classic works as Treasure Island, Alice’s Adven-
Wills and Hepworth. It was during the Second
ists featured in
tures in Wonderland, The Ancient Mariner and
World War that the distinctive mini-hardback
Copyrights’ Fine Art portfolio achieves success
Bleak House. A man of extraordinary vision and
format was launched, and since then millions of
in a wide variety of markets around the world.
imagination, his literary and artistic creations
children the world over have learned to read
Two of the most recent examples of this are
are unforgettable, and his influence is still felt
with Ladybird Books.
Nel, the artwork of popular British artist, Nel
to this day.
The Ladybird licensing programme was launched
Whatmore and the Classic Ladybird illustra-
William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) his il-
last year and some products are already in the
tions.
lustrations and cartoons of improbably complex
marketplace. First time licensee, Simon Simon Spicer,
Nel. Three years into her licensing partnership
and unlikely machines for simple tasks (silence
has developed a range of cards that combine
with Copyrights, Nel Whatmore ‘s artwork has
a serenading cat or resuscitate a scone!) are at
the nostalgic quality of the Ladybird illustrations
begun to work its magic. Her highly distinc-
once wonderfully detailed and endlessly humor-
with contemporary captions creating a humor-
tive flower paintings have been used by Royal
ous. Published in both lavish books and syndi-
ous, retro greetings
Worcester to great ef-
cated in newspapers and magazines, his charm-
card.
fect on a new range of
ing and barmy, absurdly complicated works have
Contemporary giftware
striking giftware, which
ensured Heath Robinson a special place in Brit-
company, Art Meets
was launched at the In-
ish history, even
Matter, is also currently
ternational Spring Fair
to the extent
selecting images from
this year.
that the term
the extensive Ladybird
Rayware also launched a
‘Heath-Robin-
catalogue of artwork
range of placemats and
son contraption’
images to use on bags,
coasters decorated with
came into of-
mugs, placemats and
Nel’s ‘Reasons To Be’
ficial dictionary
canvases and several
artwork this Spring. The
use around 1912
other licensees are
Reasons to Be... series
to describe the
starting product devel-
of artwork is based on
opment.
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