Drawing on Life : The Autobiography of Paul Hogarth Book

"Paul Hogarth, was one of the most distinguished illustrators and graphic artists of our age. In his work topography, illustration and reportage achieve the status of fine art, a fact reflected in his membership of the Royal Academy. Allied to this unique talent was a passion for travel and literature and an inquiring, adventurous spirit which led to a remarkable life." "From the working trips he made to China, the USSR and the Soviet satellite states in the 1950s, as a committed member of the radical Left, to the time he spent living and working in the United States, Pual's drawings and paintings represent an important and unique record of six decades of world history. His love of travel and his unique ability to gain an insight into other cultures did not diminish, as his trips to Croatia in 1995, Tuscany in 1998 and Portugal in 2000 demonstrate." Literature was another great force in Paul's life and it is through his collaborations with celebrated writers including Doris Lessing, Bredan Behan, Graham Greene, Robert Graves and Lawrence Durrell that Paul's work has become familiar to millions across the globe.