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Mackesy’s paternal grandparents were Major General Pierse Joseph Mackesy and writer Leonora Mackesy (born 1902), who wrote Harlequin romances as Leonora Starr and Dorothy Rivers. He has lived and painted in South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the United States. He resides between Brixton, south London and Suffolk with his dog Barney.
British artist, illustrator and author Charlie Mackesy began his career as a cartoonist for The Spectator, before becoming a book illustrator for Oxford University Press. His award-winning work has featured in books, private collections, galleries and public spaces around the world.
Charlie Mackesy’s book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse has sold more than 1.3 million copies. Its images have been hung from hospital walls and pasted to lampposts around the world.
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Nov 9, 2019 · Charlie Mackesy’s drawing of a boy and a horse was a sensation online – now the book that image inspired is topping the charts Alison Flood Sat 9 Nov 2019 03.01 EST
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Charlie's paintings have been exhibited widely, most recently in Sotheby's in London. His bronzes can be found in public spaces in London, including Highgate Cemetery and the Brompton Road. Away from art, Charlie co-runs Mama Buci, a honey social enterprise in Zambia that helps families of low- and no-income become beekeepers.
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Mackesy, 56, was born in Northumberland. He dropped out of university and, although he had never been to art school, landed a job as a cartoonist at The Spectator. ... Charlie Mackesy, the ...
Sunday December 18 2022, 12.01am, The Sunday Times. T here’s an old rugby game that Charlie Mackesy watches over and over again at night when he can’t sleep. England are playing Australia at ...
