| Geoff
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| Nationality - English |
Profession - Illustrator |
| Date of birth - 1946
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Date of death - Still with us |
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Geoff Taylor was born in Lancaster, England in 1946 and was educated at Eckington Westfield School in Sheffield. After leaving School Geoff attended Chesterfield College of Art where he completed a three year course in graphic design. After spending five years working in the advertising business Geoff turned his hand to illustration work which included book cover art.
Among his many assignments Geoff has illustrated covers for many children's books which include authors Nina Bawden and Rosemary Sutcliffe. Also in his time has done covers for some of the top children's classic stories - Robin Hood, Robinson Crusoe, Huckleberry Finn. More recently the covers for Marcus Sedgwick, Kevin Crossley-Holland and the illustrations plus covers for the Cliff McNish books.
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Geoff also did the illustrations for Michelle Paver's book Wolf Brother. For some reason Geoff is not credited for the artwork on the first edition but this was rectified on the second printing.
Geoff Taylor has also created fantasy book cover artwork for well known authors such as Philip K. Dick, David & Leigh Eddings, Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts, Katharine Kerr, Robert Holdstock and J.R.R Tolkien.
Geoff worked on the illustrations for Jeff Wayne's legendary and bestselling album "The War of the Worlds".
Geoff now lives with his wife and terrier cross in Cumbria.
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