Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration to showcase ‘overlooked’ art form

The celebrated illustrator’s vision for a permanent space for illustration has become a reality. Sir Quentin Blake’s two-decade long dream to create the UK’s first permanent space for illustration is finally...

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration to showcase ‘overlooked’ art form. The celebrated illustrator’s vision for a permanent space for illustration has become a reality. Sir Quentin Blake’s two-decade long dream to create the UK’s first permanent space for illustration is finally a reality. In 2002 the illustrator, 93, best known for collaborating with Roald Dahl, founded the House of Illustration, which has now moved into a former waterworks in Clerkenwell, central London. Opening on Friday, the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration includes three exhibition spaces, a cafe, shop, gardens and free spaces including a library with more than 1,800 books, and creative studio. One of the exhibition spaces will be dedicated to his work, the first selection titled Performance. It will showcase theatrical influences and feature more than 100 orig...