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29 September 2017

This week’s competition prize is Charles Tunnicliffe, Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné by Robert Meyrick and Harry Heuser, published by Royal Academy of Arts (£35). Click here for your chance to win.

This beautifully detailed catalogue raisonné presents the exceptional etchings, wood engravings and woodcuts of Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe RA, one of the best-known wildlife illustrators of the 20th century.

Tunnicliffe is celebrated for his captivating depictions of the natural world, particularly British birds and fauna. He won acclaim as the illustrator of the 1932 edition of Tarka the Otter. His other work includes numerous Brooke Bond tea cards and original artwork for Ladybird Books – including familiar titles like The Farm and the What to Look For series about wildlife through the seasons.

For your chance to win simply answer the following question and submit your details here before midday on 13 October.

Q: Who is the author of Tarka the Otter (1927), which Charles Tunnicliffe produced illustrations for in 1932?

For our last competition prize we offered Barbara Hepworth: The Sculptor in the Studio by Sophie Bowness (Tate Publishing; £25). The question was:

Q: Where was Barbara Hepworth born?

Answer: Wakefield

Congratulations to the winner, Stephen Little

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