The Wizardry of Errol Le Cain

Sogo Museum of Art

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Artists

Errol Le Cain

Known as a wizard of illustration, the British illustrator Errol Le Cain was born in 1941 in Singapore and spent his early youth in India. Growing up in the East and drawing upon both European cultures he developed a highly eclectic style which could be confined to no singular definition. At the age of 15 he went to study animation in London and in 1968 released his first picture book “King Arthur’s Sword” based on sketches for his films. In 1985 he received the most prestigious award for animation in the UK the Kate Greenaway Medal for his work “Hiawatha’s Childhood” and went on to produce more than 40 picture books by the time of his early death at the young age of 47. In the first large scale exhibition of his work in Tokyo this show features 150 original illustrations from the Ehon Museum Kiyosato collection as well as animation stills, early wood block prints and other materials which reveal Le Cain’s enchanting power.

Schedule

Apr 25 (Sat) 2015-May 17 (Sun) 2015