C. Reginald Dalby

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C. Reginald Dalby was a British illustrator best known for his early, iconic artwork in Rev. W. Awdry’s The Railway Series, which inspired the visual style of Thomas the Tank Engine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British illustrator
illustrator
person
activeYearsEnd 1960s
activeYearsStart 1940s
associatedWith The Railway Series
Thomas the Tank Engine
collaboratedWith Wilbert Awdry
linked to: Wilbert Vere Awdry
countryOfBirth United Kingdom
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1904-11-06
dateOfDeath 1983-02-06
employer publisher Edmund Ward
familyName Dalby
fieldOfWork book illustration
children's book illustration
genre children's literature illustration
railway-themed illustration
givenName Clarence
hasGender male
hasNotableSubject anthropomorphic steam locomotives
hasWorkLocation Bridlington
Leicester
illustrated Edward the Blue Engine
Gordon the Big Engine
Henry the Green Engine
James the Red Engine
Tank Engine Thomas Again
Toby the Tram Engine
Troublesome Engines
illustratedFor Edmund Ward Ltd
The Railway Series publishers
influenced visual style of Thomas the Tank Engine
inspired early visual identity of the Thomas franchise
later depictions of Thomas the Tank Engine in merchandise
languageOfWorkOrName English
name C. Reginald Dalby
nationality British
notableFor creating iconic early images of Thomas and his friends
early artwork for Rev. W. Awdry’s The Railway Series
notableWork illustrations for The Railway Series
illustrations of Thomas the Tank Engine characters
occupation artist
illustrator
placeOfBirth Leicester
placeOfDeath Bridlington
workedOn The Railway Series

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C. Reginald Dalby name C. Reginald Dalby