Rupert first appeared in the Daily Express on 8 November 1920, as Little Lost Bear - the work of illustrator Mary Tourtel. The character, whose famous red jumper was originally blue, was part of ...

Some of the most enduring characters in English children's literature ... He concludes with the behind-the-scenes creation of Rupert Bear, whose stories first appeared in a newspaper cartoon ...

Discover the works of a Rupert Bear illustrator and a teenage artist at Bishop Auckland Town Hall's Open Art Exhibition, celebrating County ...