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This listing is for an Original Artwork TV Prop created by the Distinguished Illustrator Gareth Floyd (b.1940), for the BBC Children's Television Program 'Jackanory', with Pen and Watercolour on Board.
This particular piece was used as a Prop in the BBC's Broadcast of 'See How They Run' on the 5th November 1981. This episode had the story narrated by the English actor and Musician 'Christopher Guard'.
It is approximately 55cm x 40cm in size, and to add to its rarity, has been Signed by the artist 'Gareth Floyd' in the bottom right hand corner.
To own a piece of artwork such as this, is great, but to know that the piece was used on Television, just adds to its appeal.
Gareth Floyd, as an artist in his own right, is becoming more and more collectable, and therefore prices for his work have been steadily increasing.
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The Artist Gareth Floyd - Gareth Floyd was a British illustrator and educator known for his prolific contributions to children's literature and television, most notably providing artwork for episodes of the BBC's long-running storytelling programme Jackanory. His sensitive and evocative illustrations brought to life numerous classic children's stories on the series. His work as an illustrator left a lasting impression on generations of young viewers and readers through its warmth and narrative clarity.
Floyd also illustrated books by prominent authors like Helen Cresswell (The Night-Watchmen), Barbara Willard (The Lark and the Laurel), and Cynthia Harnett (The Writing on the Hearth), beginning his published career with John Rackham's Watch on Peter in 1964.
Born in 1940 in St Helens, Lancashire, Floyd moved to Suffolk as a child and trained at Lowestoft Art School, Guildford School of Art, and Brighton School of Art. He began his professional life teaching illustration at Leicester College of Art in 1964 before transitioning to full-time freelance illustration by 1968, allowing him to focus on his work for print and screen.
He was one of the most respected and famous artist of his time, and his work is becoming more and more collectable, since his passing in 2023.