Papers, 1864-1890.

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Papers, 1864-1890.

Collection consists of proof copies, scrapbooks, and limited editions of the works of English wood-block illustrator Joseph Crawhall. Includes heavily annotated scrapbooks containing pen-and-ink sketches, wood-block book plates, and heraldic drawings. Clippings concern Northumberland and Newcastle-upon-Tyne around the time Crawhall was mayor, and also biographical material on Charles Keene, artist-cartoonist for Punch. Also includes letters from other artists and original drawings by Joseph Crawhall, Jr. (1861-1913), a well-known animal painter.

7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)1 oversize box.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7401510

University of California, Los Angeles

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Crawhall, Joseph, 1821-1896

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Epithet: wood engraver and artist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000472.0x000267 British wood-engraver and promoter of the arts. From the description of Joseph Crawhall album : London, assembled 1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870190 Joseph Crawhall was born in 1821; became an illustrator, making colored woodblocks for books such as A collection of right merrie garlands (1864) and ...