Donald Chaffin

Donald Chaffin
Born	1944 (age 80–81) Nottingham, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Artist

Donald W. Chaffin (born 1944) is a British artist, known for his illustrations for children's books, notably the first edition of Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox . ^[1] He was also a consultant on Wes Anderson's stop-motion adaptation of the story, and received "special thanks" in the credits. ^{[2] [3]}

Chaffin was born in 1944 in Nottingham, ^[4] and worked as the resident hatmaker at Nottingham Playhouse. ^[5]

Chaffin's 1969 painting of Lord Byron is in the collection of Newstead Abbey. ^{[6] [7]} During development of the 2009 film adaptation of Fantastic Mr. Fox, director Wes Anderson reportedly enlisted Chaffin to help with the illustrations. ^[8]

References

1. Artworks by or after Donald Chaffin , Art UK . Retrieved 25 October 2015.
2. "Donald Chaffin". Internet Movie Database . Retrieved 25 October 2015.
3. "Fantastic Mr Fox illustrated by Donald Chaffin". Tygertale. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
4. "Birth registration". FreeBMD. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
5. "Artist's nightmare for Donald". The Guardian Journal. 11 December 1970. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
6. "George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788–1824)". Art UK . Retrieved 25 October 2015.
7. Accession number:NA 996
8. "Illustrations for Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox" (23 October 2015). BBC One - Antiques Roadshow, Series 38, Bolsover Castle 1. Retrieved January 12, 2019.

External links

• 1 artwork by or after Donald Chaffin at the Art UK site