The Art & Illustration of Walter Crane

by Walter Crane, Jeff A. Menges (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486475868
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	11/18/2010
Series:	Dover Fine Art, History of Art
Edition description:	Green ed.
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

A native of Liverpool, Walter Crane (1845-1915) was the son of a lithographer and painter who achieved early success with his color illustrations for children's books. His later art includes illustrations for the works of Shakespeare and Spencer as well as political cartoons.

Table of Contents

THE OLD GARDEN AND OTHER VERSES
Margaret Deland
Osgood McIlvaine & Co., London, 1893

Adventure in the Nursery
THE 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 Beyond
THE 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, 1894–96

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