Noel Carrington (1895–1989)
Author of Carrington: Paintings, Drawings and Decorations
About the Author
Image credit: Dora Carrington
Works by Noel Carrington
Design in civilisation 5 copies
Design and decoration in the home 3 copies
Broadway and the Cotswolds 1 copy
Design in the home 1 copy
Associated Works
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1895
- Date of death
- 1989
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- England
- Birthplace
- Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Hampstead, London, England, UK
Lambourn, Berkshire, England, UK
India - Education
- Bedford School, Bedford, England, UK
University of Oxford (Christ Church) - Occupations
- publisher
book designer
editor - Relationships
- Carrington, Dora (sister)
Carrington, Joanna (daughter) - Organizations
- Puffin Books (originator)
Oxford University Press
Members
Reviews
Broadway and the Cotswolds by Noel Carrington
This short series of essays by W. H. Timperley (whose 1931 book on the Cotswolds was LOwry's only book illustration commission) and Noel Carrington (before he founded Puffin Books) is little more than an advertisement for the Lygon Arms hotel encouraging visitors to explore its environs. It is a charming, gently opinionated, exploration illustrated with informative but artistically unremarkable pictures by an anonymous photographer. Barnard's gazeteer offers no personal insights and the whole publication is largely of interest for its associations.… (more)
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- Works
- 13
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 78
- Popularity
- #229,022
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 5