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Brian Keogh
Brian Anthony Joseph Keogh (born 1931 - died 1969) was an artist and illustrator who is most well known for his cover art for several Penguin Books such as, The Grapes of Wrath, Sea Menace, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (novel), penguin science fiction and The watercress girl. He also is known to have taught various prominent figures in the arts in their youth, such as Keith Richards at Sidcup and Vivian Stanshall at Central School of Art and Design. In his early career, he was one of the very few artists, who were commissioned to illustrate the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1952.

Personal Life
Brian Keogh was born in 1931 of Irish extraction in Beckenham, Kent, "As a child, I was always the despair of my prep school art master. always bottom of the class." Despite this, he went on to study at Beckenham School of Art for five years, after which he spent three years at the Royal College of Art. He lived in a regency era townhouse, the top floor of which, was his studio, in Camberwell. Keogh suffered from asthma since he was young, and in 1969 his health deteriorated when he caught the Hong Kong flu. His asthma only made this worse, and by 1969 he had passed away, leaving his wife, Annette, and their three children, Sean, Joanna and Susannah. He is also the Grandfather of actor, Bili Keogh.

Career
After his graduation from the Royal College of Art, Keogh went on to teach lithography at Sidcup, whilst simultaneously illustrating and/or designing books and book covers, and making drawings for the Radio Times, house magazines and advertising campaigns.

He also exhibited his work all over the world, most notably, in London and Milan.

Keogh was one of the founder members of the esteemed design group, Keogh, Warren and Gill.

In early 1968, Keogh was commissioned by American Publisher, The Limited Editions Club to design and illustrate a limited edition release of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by Irish poet and author, James Joyce. For the book, Keogh extensively researched the landscapes and the lives of the locals to get a clear understanding of what life was like in the area, so he could successfully bring that through in his work. Keogh travelled to Dublin and Cork and traced Joyce's childhood, he studied the beaches, the churches, the countryside and the deserted streets. "Joyce talks about walking through the quiet avenues of Black Rock and I know what he means." This was the last published project of Keogh's before his passing 1969.

Works

 * A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
 * Sea Menace
 * The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (novel)
 * The Grapes of Wrath
 * The Watercress Girl
 * The Shorn Lamb
 * The Rains Came
 * Penguin Science Fiction
 * The Boy in the Bush