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The 19th century English artist that has had a great an impact on children’s illustrations is Randolph Caldecott. Randolph Caldecott was a British artist and illustrator that was born in Chester on March 22, 1846 (1). The reason he is so important and well-known in this lifetime is because he is the reason that we have the Caldecott medal in children’s literature. Caldecott was said to have transformed the world of children's books in the Victorian era. Children eagerly awaited the two books illustrated by him, priced at a shilling each, which came out each Christmas for eight years (2). However, Caldecott was known for much more than this: he illustrated novels and accounts of foreign travel; he made humorous drawings depicting hunting and fashionable life; he drew cartoons and he made sketches of the famous inside Parliament and out of it; he also exhibited sculptures and paintings in oil and watercolor in the Royal Academy and galleries(2).
Each year the Newbery Medal is......

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