Reinstate Kate Greenaway's name on CILIP illustration award, a statement by Dr Rose Roberto and Tamsin Roswell, petition creators
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Paul Duncanson
3 years ago
"Branding expediency" has no place in art or awards for art. The medal is an award for excellence not a marketing label.
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Elise Resnick
3 years ago
This is appalling, not to mention sexist, classist, and insensitive.
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Margaret Wharton
3 years ago
Absolutely correct that this should happen
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Debbie Busby
3 years ago
This is a ridiculous decision and should be reversed.
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Sue Ellery-Hill
3 years ago
This is outrageous- what inspirational illustrations has Andrew Carnegie produced, eh? NONE.
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Anonymous
3 years ago
Now is not the time to remove a woman's contribution
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Anonymous
3 years ago
Restore Kate's name to this award!
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Susan Everett
3 years ago
Names like Kate Greenaway matter. She was a hugely important illustrator and taking her name off the award seems a ridiculous thing to do. Bring it back!
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Richard Poulter
3 years ago
Without the Kate Greénwaystration would not have been recognized.
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Rita Mackenzie
3 years ago
Stop cancelling women in this way. Her illustrations were crucial in publishing.
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Jean Bennett
3 years ago
This happening far to often from people who have no right to decide these issues
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Carmela myers
3 years ago
Her name should be re-enstated for this award. You can not change something so important, just to make life easier.
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Honey Anne Haskin
3 years ago
Restore the proper name in the award. A celebrated female illustrator deserves to be honored above a male industrialist. Do the right thing!
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Randi Merrifield
3 years ago
Kate Greenaway's name should never have been removed.
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Heather Mitchell
3 years ago
Male and rich replacing highly talented and female? Wrong!
Return the medel name to Kate Greenaway please!
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Sarah Gillespie
3 years ago
The Kate Greenaway medal is well known. I recognise the name. Representation and recognition of the historical role of women is important.
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Carol Bennett
3 years ago
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If CILIP wants to be inclusive, why strip the name of a distinguished illustrator who was a woman from this award? And why would you deprive today's illustrators with a recognisable link with such great illustrators as Edward Ardizzone and Quentin Blake?
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Vivien Greenaway
3 years ago
This decision to change the name of the award is about money before talent and her skills should be recognised.
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Rosemary Osmon
3 years ago
What ‘family’ is that, then?
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Amanda Perera
3 years ago
How absurd & inappropriate to remove a renowned illustrator's name from an award for illustration, only to replace it with an industrialist & corporation. In addition to the sheer disrespect, it detracts from the value of both this and the current Carnegie writing award, as it's very likely both public and media will mix them up in common usage.
"Branding expediency" has no place in art or awards for art. The medal is an award for excellence not a marketing label.
This is appalling, not to mention sexist, classist, and insensitive.
Absolutely correct that this should happen
This is a ridiculous decision and should be reversed.
This is outrageous- what inspirational illustrations has Andrew Carnegie produced, eh? NONE.
Now is not the time to remove a woman's contribution
Restore Kate's name to this award!
Names like Kate Greenaway matter. She was a hugely important illustrator and taking her name off the award seems a ridiculous thing to do. Bring it back!
Without the Kate Greénwaystration would not have been recognized.
Stop cancelling women in this way. Her illustrations were crucial in publishing.
This happening far to often from people who have no right to decide these issues
Her name should be re-enstated for this award. You can not change something so important, just to make life easier.
Restore the proper name in the award. A celebrated female illustrator deserves to be honored above a male industrialist. Do the right thing!
Kate Greenaway's name should never have been removed.
Male and rich replacing highly talented and female? Wrong! Return the medel name to Kate Greenaway please!
The Kate Greenaway medal is well known. I recognise the name. Representation and recognition of the historical role of women is important.
If CILIP wants to be inclusive, why strip the name of a distinguished illustrator who was a woman from this award? And why would you deprive today's illustrators with a recognisable link with such great illustrators as Edward Ardizzone and Quentin Blake?
This decision to change the name of the award is about money before talent and her skills should be recognised.
What ‘family’ is that, then?
How absurd & inappropriate to remove a renowned illustrator's name from an award for illustration, only to replace it with an industrialist & corporation. In addition to the sheer disrespect, it detracts from the value of both this and the current Carnegie writing award, as it's very likely both public and media will mix them up in common usage.