Rex Whistler

Rex Whistler (1905–1944), British artist, illustrator, and stage designer. His full name was Reginald John Whistler. He painted fanciful murals; for example, In Pursuit of Rare Meats (1926–1927) in the restaurant of the Tate Gallery in London. His book illustrations include editions of Gulliver's Travels by Anglo-Irish writer Jonathan Swift and Danish author Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales.

Whistler’s stage work includes sets for a 1934 production of The Tempest by William Shakespeare and a 1935 production of the opera The Rake's Progress. His brother Laurence Whistler was a glass engraver and poet.