HILARY KNIGHT (1926-)
"Witch Watch." Illustrations for the front and rear covers of the October 1983 Halloween issue of Cricket, The Magazine for Children. Watercolor and pencil on board. 336x508 mm; 13¼x20 inches. Initialed "H.K.83" in lower left corner; artist's label on verso with image description, beneath which is written: "Dedicated to Margaret Hamilton." Tipped to window matte and framed.Provenance: Bush Galleries. Hilary Knight, best known as the illustrator of Kay Thompson's Eloise books, has always been a great movie fan. He was delighted when he finally met character actress Margaret Hamilton, the Wicked Witch of the West; and he brought a publicity photo of her to sign. He later paid tribute in his wraparound mirror-image Halloween Cricket cover in 1983. The photo she autographed can be seen on the wall to the left of the vanity table in the bedroom.