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Carton Moore-Park
1877–1956
Best known for lively illustrations of animals and children's stories, this Scottish-born artist brought warmth and movement to the page. His work traveled from Glasgow and Paris to London and the United States, where he continued painting and illustrating for decades.
1 Audiobook
A Book of Birds
by Carton Moore-Park
About the author
Born Frederick William Carton Moore-Park near Stewarton, Ayrshire, in 1877, he trained at the Glasgow School of Art from 1893 to 1897 and later studied in Paris with Carolus-Duran. He built a varied career as a painter, etcher, teacher, and especially as an illustrator.
Moore-Park is remembered above all for richly observed illustrations for children's books and for books about birds and animals. Sources describe him as an illustrator whose work appeared in both Britain and the United States, and his pictures for titles such as Reynard the Fox and Wild Folk helped give those books much of their charm.
He lived in both England and the United States and died in New York in 1956. Though not as widely known today as some of his contemporaries, his work still stands out for its graceful draftsmanship and affection for the natural world.