101 Great Illustrators from the Golden Age, 1890-1925

Author: Jeff A. Menges
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486430812
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
The most comprehensive book of its kind, this gorgeous edition presents more than 500 full-color works by famous and lesser-known artists from the heyday of book and magazine illustration. Featured artists include Walter Crane, Edmund Dulac, Maxfield Parrish, Howard Pyle, Arthur Rackham, N. C. Wyeth, and many others — 101 in all. Several examples of each artist's finest illustrations are accompanied by biographical comments and career notes. Additional artists include Victorian-era illustrator Aubrey Beardsley, noted for his compelling combinations of the erotic and grotesque; American painter Harvey Dunn, one of Howard Pyle's most accomplished students; James Montgomery Flagg, famed for his U.S. Army recruitment posters; Charles Dana Gibson, creator of the iconic Gibson Girl; Charles R. Knight, a pioneer in the depiction of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures; Edward Penfield, the king of poster art; Frederic Remington, whose works document the Old West; J. Allen St. John, the principal illustrator of Edgar Rice Burroughs's adventure tales; and dozens of others.

Golden Age Illustrations of W. Heath Robinson

Author: William Heath Robinson
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486497933
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
The first full-scale treatment of Robinson's early output, this anthology features more than 100 images from fairy tales, children's literature, and works by Shakespeare, Kipling, and Poe, many in full glorious color.

A Treasury of the Great Children's Book Illustrators

Author: Susan E. Meyer
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN: 9780810926943
Category : Artists
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Thirteen illustrators whose work reveals the change in attitudes to children and the development of the publishing industry in the 19th century.

Once Upon a Time . . . A Treasury of Classic Fairy Tale Illustrations

Author: Jeff A. Menges
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486134369
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
This collection gathers breathtaking art from early editions of "Sleeping Beauty," "Cinderella," and other classics. 180 elegant images — most in color — include works by Rackham, Dore, Dulac, Nielsen, and others.

America's Great Illustrators

Author: Susan E. Meyer
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN: 9780810906631
Category : Illustration of books
Languages : en
Pages : 311

Book Description
Profiles the lives and works of ten American illustrators: Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth, Frederic Remington, Charles Dana Gibson, Maxfield Parrish, Norman Rockwell, J.C. Leyendecker, Howard Chandler Christy, James Montgomery Flagg, and John Held, Jr.

Pirates, Patriots, and Princesses

Author: Howard Pyle
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486448320
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 97

Book Description
This volume contains more than sixty of Pyle's best works.

Women Illustrators of the Golden Age

Author: Mary Carolyn Waldrep
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486131882
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
Unique anthology presents scores of color and black-and-white artworks by 22 of the best women illustrators of the early 20th century, including Beatrix Potter, Kate Greenaway, and Jessie Willcox Smith.

Dulac's Fairy Tale Illustrations in Full Color

Author: Edmund Dulac
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486317609
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 65

Book Description
These 55 masterworks by one of the most influential illustrators of children's books include exquisite images for "The Sleeping Beauty," "Cinderella," "The Snow Queen," "The Real Princess," and other beguiling tales.

Famous American Illustrators

Author: Arpi Ermoyan
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 9780785815600
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description

The Golden Age of Children's Book Illustration

Author: Richard Dalby
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780756756543
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
From the 1860s to the 1930s, there was a great flowering of the illustrator1s art in England and America. Artists such as Kate Greenaway, Jessie Willcox Smith, Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, and the Robinson brothers revolutionized the art of children1s book illustration. Their beautifully executed illustrations made children1s books appealing to all ages. This book includes biographies of more than 50 of the artists whose talents helped to create the Golden Age. Includes not only the great names, but also less well known but equally talented artists such as Anne Anderson, Margaret Tarrant, Harry Clarke, and L. Leslie Brooke. More than 150 illustrations, both in color and B&W.