Robert Ingpen

 

Australian artist Robert Ingpen's illustrated 'Wind in the Willows' published by Templar 2007.

Robert Ingpen was born in 1936 in Geelong, Australia. 

In 1958, Ingpen was appointed by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation as an artist to interpret and communicate the results of scientific research. 

From 1968 Ingpen worked as a freelance designer, illustrator and author. He was also a member of a United Nations team in Mexico and Peru until 1975, where he was involved in a number of Australian conservation and environmental projects".

Ingpen's interest in conservation issues continued, and he was one of the founding members of the Australian Conservation Foundation. 

In his career he has illustrated over 100 books and in 1986 he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his contribution to children’s literature and followed by a Membership of the Order of Australia.