Collection, 193u.

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Collection, 193u.

The collection consists of one photographic reproduction [black and white, ca. 20 cm.x25.5 cm.of Rackham and his cats, Little Sister and Julie, undated [the original dates to 1920], and four commercially reproduced posters of his artwork created in the late 20th century after 1932. The posters include: a col. poster of faeries (measuring ca. 31 cm.x23 cm.) entitled "She never had so sweet a changeling" from a Midsummer-Night's Dream (originally published in 1908) and its detached brown background sheet (measuring 62 cm.x47 cm.) with the identification information on it; a col. poster of people and objects in a house (measuring ca. 34 cm.x25.4 cm.) entitled "When night was come and the shop shut up" from Andersen's Fairy Tales (originally published in 1932) attached to its blue background sheet (measuring ca. 62 cm.x47 cm.) with the identification information on it; a brown, blue and white poster (measuring ca. 51 cm.x75 cm.), mounted on foamboard) of four elves climbing a fence and changing the time on a sign entitled "These trick fairies sometimes change the baord on a ball night" from Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J.M Barrie, 1906; and a laminated col. lithographic poster of "Alice in Wonderland", the book was originally published in 1907, produced by Portal Pubs., Sausalito, Calif. (measuring ca. 74 cm.x52 cm.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7788164

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Rackham, Arthur, 1867-1939

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Epithet: painter and illustrator British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000613.0x000074 Arthur Rackham was born September 19, 1867, in London, England. He attended Lambeth School of Art and married an artist, Edyth Starkie, both contributing to his renowned success as a reputable artists/illustrator. Contributing to over seventy titles, Rackham's name appeared in partnership with authors such as Jonathan Swift, Washin...