'Sir' Quentin Blake knighted by HRH Prince Charles
Tuesday 19th March 2013
Sir Quentin Blake attended his investiture at Buckingham Palace today, to be knighted by HRH Prince Charles. Knighted 'for services to illustration', the Prince also thanked Sir Quentin for the work he had done for the Prince's Foundation for Children and the Arts.
Speaking to journalists after the ceremony, Sir Quentin commented that illustration is not often honoured, saying 'in a way I feel I'm getting on behalf of a lot of other people as well.... It's good if we can recognise that [illustration] is something the English do well'.
When asked if any of his work in particular stood out for him, Sir Quentin cited his recent work 'outside of books', particularly that for hospitals. A selection of this work is touring the UK in the exhibition 'Quentin Blake: As Large as Life' (currently on show at the Bankfield Museum, Halifax).
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