Never-before-seen drafts of children's classic on view at Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft John Vernon Lord, The Giant Jam Sandwich. Courtesy of the artist. DITCHLING .- A new exhibition opened at Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft this Spring, to mark 50 years of revered illustrator John Vernon Lords life and work in Ditchling. Lord is one of Britain's most recognised and respected illustrators, owing both to his own practice, and his pioneering contribution to education across almost six decades. Lord has illustrated many classics of English literature including the work of Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Aesops fables and James Joyce and is regarded as a pillar of the local arts community in Ditchling where he has lived since the 1970s. Also an author in his own right, Lord has written and illustrated a number of childrens books including The Giant Jam Sandwich (1972), which has since become a modern classic.