
Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective
Wed 3 May - Sat 26 August
Cambridge University Library
"[To be an illustrator] you have to be a mini actor. If the figure is to walk jauntily with its nose in the air, you have to imagine what that feels like. You have to be the person and observe the person, and do both these things at once." – Raymond Briggs
Touring from the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration, this exhibition highlights a selection of the illustrator Raymond Briggs’ most significant works. It features rarely seen original illustrations from his studio which reveal his expert draughtsmanship, captivating storytelling and subversive humour.
This exhibition includes work from Briggs’s pioneering titles, including The Snowman, Father Christmas (1973), Fungus the Bogeyman (1977) and autobiographical graphic novel Ethel and Ernest (1998). On show are his drawings, hand-lettered typography and page designs from his earliest commissions to his 2004 book The Puddleman.
Co-curated by Nicolette Jones and Katie McCurrach.
This exhibition features original illustrations courtesy of Raymond Briggs’s Archive and Penguin Random House.
Generously supported by The Howard and Abby Milstein Foundation, and the Friends of Cambridge University Library.
Cost: Free
Enquiries and booking
Booking is recommended for this event.
For queries relating to this exhibition, please email events@lib.cam.ac.uk.
Timing
In person
9:00am-6:30pm on weekdays from Wednesday 3 May until Saturday 26 August
9:00am-4:30pm Saturday every week from Wednesday 3 May until Saturday 26 August
All times
Wed 3 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Thu 4 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Fri 5 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Sat 6 May | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
Mon 8 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Tue 9 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Wed 10 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Thu 11 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Fri 12 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Sat 13 May | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
Mon 15 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Tue 16 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Wed 17 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Thu 18 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Fri 19 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Sat 20 May | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
Mon 22 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Tue 23 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Wed 24 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Thu 25 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Fri 26 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Sat 27 May | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
Mon 29 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Tue 30 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Wed 31 May | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
TodayThu 1 June | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Fri 2 June | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Sat 3 June | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
Mon 5 June | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Tue 6 June | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Wed 7 June | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
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Mon 12 June | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Tue 13 June | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
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Sat 17 June | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
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Wed 21 June | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
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Sat 24 June | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
Mon 26 June | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
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Fri 30 June | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Sat 1 July | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
Mon 3 July | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Tue 4 July | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Wed 5 July | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
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Fri 7 July | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Sat 8 July | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
Mon 10 July | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Tue 11 July | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Wed 12 July | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
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Mon 31 July | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
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Sat 12 August | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
Mon 14 August | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Tue 15 August | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Wed 16 August | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Thu 17 August | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Fri 18 August | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Sat 19 August | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
Mon 21 August | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Tue 22 August | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Wed 23 August | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Thu 24 August | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Fri 25 August | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Sat 26 August | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |