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This work shows façades of five most famous London department stores: Selfridge's, Fortnum &amp; Mason, Liberty, Harvey Nichols and Harrods, which the characters passed by on their way to the Museum. Emily Sutton was born in Yorkshire and graduated with a B.A.(Hons.) in Illustration from Edinburgh College of Art in 2008. She specialises in illustration of children's books and draws her inspiration from 20th century illustrators and the tradition of naïve painting such as exemplified by 'Le Douanier' Rousseau. ","physicalDescription":"Drawing, five department stores on a white background with a road winding through the centre of the composition; pedestrians hurrying along. 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She also studied at York College and Rhode Island School of Design. The artist specialises in illustration of children;s books and draws her inspiration from such 20th century illustrators such as Edward Bawden (1903-1989) and Eric Ravilious (1903-1942) and American lithographed children's books. She typically includes in her work objects found in museums and antique shops. \r\n\r\nThis illustration is characteristic of Emily Sutton's style and technique with the street scenes all imaginatively condensed into a single artistic space. The interest in everyday life and close observation of London's city life was typical of the 20th century British artist Eric Ravilious. It is possible that his series of 24 exquisite lithographs of pre-war shops reproduced in 1938 children's book <i>The Story of High Street</i>, one of the most highly-prized of its time, served as an inspiration for this drawing by E. 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