This chapter exists of an overview of the life of Ernest H. Shepard (1879 - 1976):
E.H. Shepard and his
drawings.
E.H. Shepard became known as the "Man who drew Pooh", but was also an acclaimed artist in his own right.
Born in 1879, Shepard was able to draw well from an early age. He won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Arts. Later, like A.A. Milne, he worked for Punch magazine, as a cartoonist and an illustrator.
Shepard's witty a loving illustrations of Winnie-the-Pooh and the friends of the Hundred Acre Wood have become an inseparable part of the Pooh stores. Even Milne, who at first had been doubtful about the choice of Shepard as an illustrator for his stores, was well pleased with the final result.
E.H. Shepard's illustrations have become classics in their own right and his drawings of Winnie-the-Pooh are recognized all over the world.
Classic Pooh and friends.
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