The Caldecott Medal, named after Randolph Caldecott, is an annual award given since 1938 to the best US artist-illustrator of children's books. Research Caldecott Medal
Randolph Caldecott was an English artist. He was born in 1846 at Chester and died in 1886. A former bank clerk, he began his artistic career in 1872 at London with sketches for 'London Society' and other periodicals. He became famous as the illustrator of the works of Washington Irving. He produced a series of coloured books for children, beginning in 1878 with 'John Gilpin' and 'The House That Jack Built'. Research Randolph Caldecott
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