Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Jessie Watkins Over The HIlls, Illustration with Victorian Charm

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This darling Victorian children's book gives us a glimpse into the life of a child in the 1880s. Very sweet. Over the Hills has poems ...
Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Margaret Evans Price Prolific Childrens Book Illustrator

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Margaret Evans Price 1888-1973 was a children's book illustrator and author. She was born in Chicago, but her family soon moved to Nov...
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Saturday, April 24, 2010

John Austen's Fairie Queen Design Completed by Agnes Miller Parker

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John Austen was a carpenter turned prolific illustrator, and one of the most favored by the Limited Editions Club. While living in Kent, h...
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Monday, April 12, 2010

Images of Oz From John R. Neill, Royal Illustrator of Oz

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It was a good week and I had a nice find. I picked up a small lot of early printing Wizard of Oz books, Reilly & Lee, illustrated by Joh...
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Little Golden Books Art: Viewing the Real Thing at Lake County Discovery Museum

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I had a wonderful museum visit today where I saw 65 of the original watercolors, gouaches and pen and ink illustrations from Little Golden B...
Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Folk Art Inspiration From Edgar and Ingri D'aulaire

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The illustrator pair Edgar and Ingri Parin D'aulaire, emigrated from Europe, and became well-regarded for their illustrations as well ...
Thursday, February 25, 2010

Gustaf Tenggren Prolific Illustrator for Disney, Golden Books

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Gustaf Tenggren, born in Sweden, and emigrated to the US, was a prolific illustrator of children's books. He had a unique, vivid, carica...
Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Clara M. Burd, Golden Age, Painter and Illustrator

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I love the illustrations done by Clara M. Burd, who studied painting in France. She was noted for her children's portraits and also fo...