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Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective
Wed 3 May 2023 - Sat 26 August 2023
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 2023 until Saturday 26 August 2023
9:00am-4:30pm Saturday every week from Wednesday 3 May 2023 until Saturday 26 August 2023
All times
| Wed 3 May 2023 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Thu 4 May 2023 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Fri 5 May 2023 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Sat 6 May 2023 | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
| Mon 8 May 2023 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Tue 9 May 2023 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Wed 10 May 2023 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Thu 11 May 2023 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Fri 12 May 2023 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Sat 13 May 2023 | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
| Mon 15 May 2023 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Tue 16 May 2023 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
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| Fri 19 May 2023 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Sat 20 May 2023 | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
| Mon 22 May 2023 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
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| Fri 26 May 2023 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Sat 27 May 2023 | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
| Mon 29 May 2023 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
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| Sat 29 July 2023 | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
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| Sat 19 August 2023 | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
| Mon 21 August 2023 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
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| Wed 23 August 2023 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Thu 24 August 2023 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Fri 25 August 2023 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
| Sat 26 August 2023 | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |