Frederick William Carton Moore Park was born in Stewarton in Ayrshire and studied at Glasgow School of Art between 1893 and 1897 under Fra Newberry. Among his fellow students there was Jessie M. King and Norman Maclean. He became an illustrator, initially for books published by Blackie & Sons Ltd. and also contributed to various magazines and periodicals. Like most commercial artists of the period, he also made prints including lithographs and etchings. Ref: Martin Steenson: Carton Moore Park. IBIS No.59 Spring 2015. Charles Hiatt: The Work of Carton Moore Park; The Studio. Vol.21,Dec.1900.