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      • Thomas Taylor did the very first illustration for Harry Potter at a time when Bloomsbury was taking a chance on an unknown author. Just as it was J.K. Rowling’s first book, it was Taylor’s first commission. Fresh from art school, he dropped off his portfolio with Bloomsbury; the upshot was landing a career-making project.
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      The First "Harry Potter" Illustrator: Thomas Taylor - MuggleNet

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  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Thomas_Taylor_(artist)Thomas Taylor (artist) - Wikipedia

    Taylor attended Norwich School of Art and Design in 1991. Then he studied illustration at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, graduating in 1995. [3] In 1997, Taylor painted his first professional commission, a cover illustration for a children's book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, by then unknown author J. K. Rowling, for which ...

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