Nationality British | Name Lawrence Mynott | |
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Occupation Book illustrator, designer and portrait painter. | ||
Lawrence Mynott (born 1 March 1954) is an English book illustrator, designer and portrait painter.
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Biography and career
Mynott was born in London, UK on 1 March 1954. He graduated from the Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College of Art. His work has been exhibited at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and at the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Mynott's paintings have enjoyed much commercial interest, and he has been a recipient of both Gold and Silver awards from the D&AD. Mynott occasionally writes humorous articles for fashion magazines such as Tatler and Harper's Bazaar.
He was featured in the "Games People Play" feature at The Independent in 1998.
His client list includes major advertising agencies, design groups, newspapers and magazines. He has provided illustration for the covers for Penguin Books. He has also worked with publishers Thames and Hudson.
Mynott lives, with his wife graphic designer Anthea Mynott, in a "whimsical rooftop apartment" in Tangier, where one of his friends was American expatriate composer, author, and translator Paul Bowles.