Charles John Vine (1870–1933) was a British illustrator whose work appeared in publications for younger readers during the late Victorian and early twentieth-century periods. Biographical details are limited, but his surviving illustrations show an interest in countryside subjects, children and the natural world.
Bluebell Wood, associated with a 1930s Schoolgirls’ Annual, depicts a woodland in spring. Illustrations of flowers and outdoor scenes were a familiar feature of annuals, which combined stories, educational material and pictures for school-age readers. The image belongs to the tradition of decorative British children's illustration.
Vine's work illustrates the popularity of coloured book plates in a period when illustrated annuals were frequently given as Christmas presents. He died in 1933.
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Vine, Charles John (1870-1933) - Bluebell Wood 1930s
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