Synopses & Reviews
A prominent figure in the Victorian art world, Walter Crane not only participated in the late nineteenth century's publishing revolution but also led the way toward the Golden Age of Illustration. Crane was instrumental in the transition from simple black-and-white illustrations for children's books to gallery-quality artwork. This original collection features more than one hundred of the influential artist's brilliant images. It constitutes a survey of his paintings as well as a visual history of the development of the first color illustrations.
Few artists of Crane's generation achieved careers as varied and successful as his. This compilation reflects the diversity of his subjects, from images for alphabet books, nursery rhymes, and fairy tales to scenes from stories of King Arthur and Robin Hood to illustrations inspired by the classics of Shakespeare, Hawthorne, and Spenser. Editor Jeff A. Menges provides an Introduction that places the artist and his works in historic context.
Synopsis
This original collection of more than 100 innovative images commemorates the artistry of a prominent figure in the Golden Age of Illustration. Crane was one of the earliest children's book artists that experiemented with colors, and this volume not only surveys his best paintings, it constitutes a visual history of genre's first color illustrations.
Synopsis
Original collection of more than 100 brilliant images commemorates the artistry of a prominent figure in the Golden Age of Illustration and constitutes a visual history of the earliest color illustrations used in children's books.
Synopsis
This original collection of more than 100 images commemorates the artistry of a prominent figure from the Golden Age of Illustration. It surveys Crane's best paintings and offers a visual history of the first color illustrations for children's books, with scenes from fairy and folk tales and classics by Shakespeare, Hawthorne, and Spenser.
Synopsis
Original collection of more than 100 images surveys Crane's best paintings and the first illustrations for children's books. Includes scenes from fairy and folk tales and classics by Shakespeare, Hawthorne, and Spenser.
Table of Contents
THE OLD GARDEN AND OTHER VERSES
Margaret Deland
Osgood McIlvaine & Co., London, 1893 Adventure in the NurseryTHE SIXPENCE TOY BOOKS
George Routledge and Sons, 1874
The Forty Thieves
Goody Two Shoes
Jack and the Beanstalk
My Mother
The Three Bears
THE BABY'S OPERA
Walter Crane
George Routledge and Sons, Ltd., London and New York, 1877 THE NECKLACE OF PRINCESS FIORIMONDE AND OTHER STORIES
Mary De Morgan
Macmillan and Co., London, 1880 HOUSEHOLD STORIES BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM
The Brothers Grimm
Longman's, Green, and Co., 1882 PAN PIPES: A BOOK OF OLD SONGS
Theo Marzials
George Routledge and Sons, Ltd., London and New York, 1883 BRIC-A-BRAC STORIES
Mrs. Burton Harrison
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1885 The Golden Primer and BeyondTHE GOLDEN PRIMER
Prof. J. M. D. Mieklejohn
Mieklejohn and Holden, 1885 POTHOOKS AND PERSEVERENCE: OR, THE ABC-SERPENT
Walter Crane
Marcus Ward and Co. Ltd., London, 1886 THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER TALES
Oscar Wilde
Longmans, Green, and Co., London and New York, 1888 THE BOOK OF WEDDING DAYS
K. E. J. Reid, May Ross, and Mabel Bamfield
Longmans, Green, and Co., London and New York, 1889 FLORA'S FEAST: A MASQUE OF FLOWERS
Walter Crane
Cassell & Company, Ltd., London, Paris, New York &
Melbourne, 1889 QUEEN SUMMER: OR, THE TOURNEY OF THE LILY AND
THE ROSE
Walter Crane
Cassell & Company, Ltd., London, Paris, New York &
Melbourne, 1891 A WONDER BOOK FOR GIRLS AND BOYS
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., London, 1892 THE TEMPEST
William Shakespeare
J. M. Dent and Company, London, 1893 A BOOK OF CHRISTMAS VERSE
H. C. Beeching
Methuen and Company, London, 1895 THE FAERIE QUEENE
Edmund Spenser
George Allen, London, 189496 THE HISTORY OF REYNARD THE FOX
F. S. Ellis
David Nutt, London, 1897 THE SHEPHEARD'S CALENDER
Edmund Spenser
Harper & Brothers, London & New York, 1898 DON QUIXOTE OF THE MANCHA
retold by Judge Parry
John Lane, New York, 1900 A MASQUE OF DAYS
Elia
Cassell & Company, Ltd., London, Paris, New York &
Melbourne, 1901 FLOWERS FROM SHAKESPEARE'S GARDEN
Walter Crane
Cassell & Company, Ltd., London, Paris, New York &
Melbourne, 1906
The Later Years KING ARTHUR'S KNIGHTS
Henry Gilbert
T. C. and E. C. Jack, London and Edinburgh, 1911 ROBIN HOOD AND THE MEN OF THE GREENWOOD,
Henry Gilbert
T. C. and E. C. Jack, London and Edinburgh, 1912
Gallery Painting and Design