Comments on: Fritz Wegner’s Christmas Plates

By: Chris Thompson

Chris Thompson — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 23:31:15 +0000

I felt the same was about his illustrations of Fattypuffs and Thinifers and still have my childhood copy even though I’m now 58, I would have loved to have him.

By: mlaiuppa

mlaiuppa — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 10:35:14 +0000

Those are quite charming. They reflect an older illustration style.

I have a fairy tale book printed in the 50s by an illustrator that has the same sort of what I call “old world charm”, an older illustration style. Adrienne Segur. The Golden Book of Fairy Tales. It is one of my prized possessions.

Thank you for bringing Fritz Wenger to my attention.

By: Cherub

Cherub — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 02:09:24 +0000

A lovely story about having things that are just for show at Christmas. I own a few things that I store and unwrap every year at this time. I take other things down from shelves to display them. One is a snow globe my husband bought me 35 years ago, inside is Santa holding a small Christmas tree. My other favourite is a small religious etching I bought years ago from a gallery I worked in. I had it framed and to me it is very precious as the artist is long dead.

By: M D West

M D West — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 01:38:28 +0000

Yes, a lovely find, those plates…they have a medieval feel to them.Seasons Greetings to all.

By: gkbowood

gkbowood — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 19:18:16 +0000

These are beautiful- Lucky you! Finding any scrap of joy in this year is a feat.

By: Sheila Crowson

Sheila Crowson — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:31:31 +0000

Lovely plates. Enjoyed seeing animals in each plate, so well drawn.

By: Linda Granfield

Linda Granfield — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:25:53 +0000

The plates are wonderful! And equally so are the comments made by those who knew/studied with Mr. Wegner.
One of the many gifts of “Spitalfields Life” is the ‘further education’ that comes via the others who read the blog and share their own memories.

Merry Christmas to you, GA. Thank you for bringing a spot of joy to me every morning of this pandemic year.

By: Marcia Howard

Marcia Howard — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:51:26 +0000

What a lovely find. No wonder you treasure them. Christmas blessings on you, especially for helping us through these past difficult months where we are badly in need of some good distractions.

By: Ken sequin

Ken sequin — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 11:56:57 +0000

I well recall his work for the Radio Times and met him through a friend who taught part time at St Martins – a very nice man

By: Andy Altmann

Andy Altmann — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 11:45:20 +0000

Fritz taught illustration when I was at St Martins School of Art in the early 1980’s. Although I was studying Graphic Design I was lucky enough to spend some time with him. A lovely, warm human being and a very gifted illustrator. My girlfriends late father, Morrie Tabak also received a scholarship to St Martins a couple of years earlier when he was 13. It now seems quite extraordinary that students were taken on at such a young age. Another contemporary to also get a scholarship aged 13 around that time was the multi talented Lionel Bart, best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for Oliver!