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Rackham
[rak-uhm]
noun
Arthur, 1867–1939, English illustrator and painter.
Rackham
/ ˈrækəm /
noun
Arthur . 1867–1939, English artist, noted for his book illustrations, esp of fairy tales
Example Sentences
The collection includes late Victorian and Edwardian gift-book illustrations, which show how the divide between illustrator and artist remained permeable through World War I. Ashley Rye-Kopec and Amanda T. Zehnder, in their respective essays on Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac, demonstrate how those artists, like Beardsley, reinterpreted the texts they illustrated—and then exhibited their illustrations in art galleries.
Mark Rackham, who owns the Barking Dog in Urmston, Greater Manchester, said he and colleagues solved "the crime of a century" when they caught the team "cheating red-handed" when they were spotted whispering into their smartwatches to get answers during the competition.
Mr Rackham runs a weekly pub quiz with his colleague Rob Hardy every Wednesday.
Mr Rackham said he would not be naming the disgraced team and, even though they were banned from the quiz, they were still welcome in the pub.
Mr Rackham said he had announced the discovery on social media in the hope it would bring back the teams that had left.
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