British illustrator
Mary Gernat was a British illustrator, known for her designs for the covers of paperback books by Enid Blyton, Frank Richards and others.
Biography
Gernat was born in Ewell, Surrey, 16 Aug 1926,[1] and underwent training at the Central School of Arts and Crafts and Regent Street Polytechnic.[1]
Much of her work was for Armada Books.[2] She also produced dust jacket designs for some hardback editions,[3] and covers for magazines such as The Tatler.[4]
She married Michael How, an engineer,[5] in 1953.[6] She had four sons, whom she used as models for her designs,[2][7] and much later a daughter.[8] From 1963 the family lived in Milford on Sea, and in 1970 they moved to Lymington.[8] In later life she developed multiple sclerosis and after ceasing to paint professionally, continued to do so for pleasure.[1] She died on the 12 Oct 1998.[1]
In May 2019, 120 of her paintings and sketches were shown on the BBC Television programme Antiques Roadshow by one of her sons, in whose possession they remain.[2]
Book cover designs
Among the books whose covers were designed by Gernat were:[2]
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