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Arthur Rackham
Arthur Rackham has been called The Beloved Enchanter, and spellbound we become as we venture into his world of menacing forests and their horrifying denizens. It is a world of evil gnomes, brutish giants, ponderous dragons and comic but naughty dwarves. nature herself assumes a sinister personality, trees threaten and shadows conceal. In this stark world one is not likely to find the smooth-skinned, roseate or plump. Yet trespass they do, the barefooted woodlanders, beautiful princesses and gallant young knights. And although they are ill at ease, their finery and delicacy mocked, their lives in peril, they still emerge triumphant and sometimes wiser from this land of faery.
160 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 1975
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Arthur Rackham
675 books144 followersArthur Rackham (1867-1939) was a British illustrator and translator of books in the English and Spanish languages.
He was born in London as one of 12 children. At the age of 18, he worked as a clerk at the Westminster Fire Office and began studying part-time at the Lambeth School of Art.
In 1892, he quit his job and started working for The Westminster Budget as a reporter and illustrator. His first book illustrations were published in 1893 in To the Other Side by Thomas Rhodes, but his first serious commission was in 1894 for The Dolly Dialogues, the collected sketches of Anthony Hope, who later went on to write The Prisoner of Zenda. Book illustrating then became Rackham's career for the rest of his life.
In 1903, he married Edyth Starkie, with whom he had one daughter, Barbara, in 1908. Rackham won a gold medal at the Milan International Exhibition in 1906 and another one at the Barcelona International Exposition in 1912. His works were included in numerous exhibitions, including one at the Louvre in Paris in 1914. Arthur Rackham died 1939 of cancer in his home in Limpsfield, Surrey.
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He was born in London as one of 12 children. At the age of 18, he worked as a clerk at the Westminster Fire Office and began studying part-time at the Lambeth School of Art.
In 1892, he quit his job and started working for The Westminster Budget as a reporter and illustrator. His first book illustrations were published in 1893 in To the Other Side by Thomas Rhodes, but his first serious commission was in 1894 for The Dolly Dialogues, the collected sketches of Anthony Hope, who later went on to write The Prisoner of Zenda. Book illustrating then became Rackham's career for the rest of his life.
In 1903, he married Edyth Starkie, with whom he had one daughter, Barbara, in 1908. Rackham won a gold medal at the Milan International Exhibition in 1906 and another one at the Barcelona International Exposition in 1912. His works were included in numerous exhibitions, including one at the Louvre in Paris in 1914. Arthur Rackham died 1939 of cancer in his home in Limpsfield, Surrey.
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May 28, 2016
Clearly this is just meant to be an introduction to the wonder that is Arthur Rackham’s artwork, since it misses a lot of what I consider his seminal works. Nothing from his Peter Pan, Wagner’s Ring, or Grimm’s series are included, so I was left feeling like this book kind of missed the point, even though some examples of his silhouettes, Alice in Wonderland, and lesserknown fairytale series are included. I was pleased to see some examples of the Arthurian myths represented, since these are quite difficult to find elsewhere (I have yet to see a copy of his illustrated Morte D’Arthur entirely), and was relieved to see that even though the volume is slim the reproductions are very high quality. Maybe I’m just spoiled with the wealth of Rackham work that I have in my own collection or have borrowed from the library!
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