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    The Art of Arthur Rackham: Celebrating 150 Years of the Great British Artist: Celebrating 150 Years of the Great British Artist
    The Art of Arthur Rackham: Celebrating 150 Years of the Great British Artist: Celebrating 150 Years of the Great British Artist
    The Art of Arthur Rackham: Celebrating 150 Years of the Great British Artist: Celebrating 150 Years of the Great British Artist
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    The Art of Arthur Rackham: Celebrating 150 Years of the Great British Artist: Celebrating 150 Years of the Great British Artist

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    In celebration of Arthur Rackham’s 150th birthday, this volume features 150 of the Golden Age Illustrator’s most beautiful works.

    This gorgeous collection showcases a breadth of enchanting images from pioneering illustrator, Arthur Rackham. Featuring artwork from treasured classics such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Grimm’s Fairy Tales, and Undine, as well as his wondrous 1905 edition of Rip Van Winkle, and his final publication, The Wind in the Willows, this book is a treasure trove of Rackham’s talent. This volume would be the perfect gift for all lovers of Rackham’s art and those with an interest in the evolution of children’s book illustration.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPook Press
    Release dateMay 18, 2022
    ISBN9781528780179
    The Art of Arthur Rackham: Celebrating 150 Years of the Great British Artist: Celebrating 150 Years of the Great British Artist

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      The Art of Arthur Rackham - Pook Press

      The Art of Arthur Rackham

      Celebrating 150 Years

      of the Great British Artist

      Copyright © 2017 Pook Press

      An imprint of Read Publishing Ltd.

      Home Farm, 44 Evesham Road, Cookhill, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 5LJ

      This book is copyright and may not be reproduced or copied in any way without the express permission of the publisher in writing.

      British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data.

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

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      Biography of Arthur Rackham

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      The Art of Arthur Rackham: Celebrating 150 Years of the Great British Artist

      Biography of Arthur Rackham

      Arthur Rackham (19 September 1867 – 6 September 1939) was one of the most celebrated artists of the British Golden Age of Illustration; an artist who still delights both young and old over a century later. The ‘Golden Age’ lasted from the latter quarter of the nineteenth century until just after the First World War and marked an amazing upsurge in the popularity, abundance and quality of illustrated works. Improvements in printing technology allowed publishers to produce lavish colour illustrations for the first time, a development which enabled Rackham to embark on the most prolific and prosperous creative work ever enjoyed by an English illustrator. Whether producing whimsical children’s images or murkier, foreboding drawings for adults, Rackham’s unique style of illustration was incredibly sought after. He eventually contributed to over 150 books, magazines and periodicals.

      Rackham was born in London as one of twelve siblings, the third surviving child of Annie and Alfred Rackham. After a brief sojourn in Australia due to poor health, he spent his early education at the prestigious City of London School. Rackham won a couple of prizes for drawing during his school days, but showed little of the imaginative genius which marked his adult representations. Immediately after leaving school, Rackham started work as a clerk at the Westminster Fire Office which financed his burgeoning artistic studies at the Lambeth School of Art. By 1892 however, Rackham left this somewhat banal clerking job and began reporting and illustrating for a number of London newspapers; ‘distasteful hack work’ as he described it. During this period Rackham contributed occasional illustrations to magazines such as Scraps and Chums, efforts decidedly indicative of an artist in search

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