Beginning in 1892, Rackham began illustrating for the Westminster Budget Newspaper, a job he kept until 1896. In 1888 a watercolor he painted of Winchelsea, Australia was accepted by the Royal Academy of Art and sold for two guineas. He continued to work in the Fire Office until 1892, and labored tirelessly after business hours to produce drawings and watercolors to submit to illustrated newspapers. Though his father insisted he enter the business sector, Rackham enrolled at the Lambeth School of Art, which he attended in the evenings after finishing a day’s work as a junior clerk in the Westminster Fire Office. Inspired to become an artist while traveling to Australia in 1884, Rackham drew avidly during his journey, and also began painting in watercolor. Sneaking pencils into his bed to draw under the covers, he eventually resorted to drawing on his pillow case when paper was taken from him. Home > Artists > Arthur Rackham Arthur Rackham Born: Septem| Died: SeptemBiographyīorn in Lambeth, London on September 19, 1867, Arthur Rackham was a prolific artist from a young age.
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