Frank Patterson (illustrator)

Frank Patterson (12 October 1871 – 17 July 1952) was an English illustrator best remembered for his pen and ink drawings of cycling in the first half of the 20th century.

[3] After completing his studies at Portsmouth School of Art he walked to London seeking fame and fortune.

Early in 1898 Frank and his wife Emily leased a derelict Elizabethan property near Billingshurst in West Sussex for an annual rent of nine-pence (3½p); it remained their home for the next 54 years.

[3] His connection with Cycling Weekly magazine[4] began in 1893 and continued until his death eventually serving under six editors.

In 1944, he was awarded the Bidlake Memorial Prize for "his joyous delineation of the pastime of cycling for 51 years, and the pleasure his work has given in particular to cyclists serving their country the world over during 1944".