Without a doubt, Tony Hart has influenced several generations of children around the world into becoming artists.

In those early days of television he did it using cornflakes packaging, and other household materials readily available to even the poorest child.

Tony made it look so easy that it seemed like – hey, anyone can be an artist, and art became interesting, and a fun thing to do.

That’s what we love most about Tony Hart - those quiet moments he inspired in so many of us when we could just take a few felt tip pens or crayons - even a biro, and create something - all on our own..

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Tony Hart is now 80 years old and best known for his work with the BBC as a television artist in a variety of programmes including 'Vision On', 'Smart Hart' and 'Hartbeat'. Tony Hart's television career spans some 50 years in total. He is known throughout the world and his programmes have been dubbed into many languages. He is involved with a number of charity auction events each year and makes regular guest appearances on TV and Radio. In 1984 his BBC programme, "Take Hart", won a BAFTA (British Oscar).

A personal message from Tony Hart

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Tony and the various charities he works with

How to book Tony Hart for your event

Signed Photo of Tony Hart that you can print

Friends of Tony Hart

Tony Hart Meets Ricky Gervais

Tony & Rice Pudding

Curious Visual Phenomena

Optical illusions can be quite fascinating. Take a tour through a curious collection of images where things are not what they seem.....

Submissions - Tony Hart Gallery 2005

Its not too late (even now) to submit your drawings, paintings etc to the NEW Tony Hart Online Gallery. If your picture never appeared in any of Tony's Galleries on TV and you fancy another go (age no barrier), heres your chance! No bigger than 640x480 please. All entries will be considered and if we get too many we'll just make an even bigger gallery - hows that??? Send them via the link at the bottom of the Gallery page please.

Books by Tony Hart

Actually, Tony has done so many illustrations over the years (for TV and for print) it is virtually impossible to catalogue it all but here are the most well known ones - Tony Hart illustrations & Books

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B3TA interviewed Tony Hart with a selection of submitted questions. The transcript can be found here

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