| Description |
320 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
Acknoledgements -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Charles Keeping -- 3. Faith Jaques -- 4. Victor Ambrus -- 5. Nigel Lambourne -- 6. Brian Wildsmith -- 7. Shirley Hughes -- 8. John Lamrence -- 9. Jan Pieńkowski -- 10. Helen Oxenbury -- 11. John Burningham -- 12. Raymond Briggs -- 13. Quentin Blake -- 14. Janey & Allan Ahlberg -- 15. Anthony Browne -- 16. Michael Foreman -- general bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
The work of fifteen significant modern illustrations is assessed in depth in this major art book. Douglas Martin has talked with each of the artists included and much of the comment about background, influence and technique is quoted direct, giving the text a particular authority and relevance. There has been a tendency to see artists known mainly for their work in children's books in a certain limited light: Douglas Martin redresses that balance by regarding them first and foremost as artists, discussing every aspect of their work and its place in the development of contemporary illustration. The book is therefore fascinating on many levels, as much for the general reader as for the art historian or student of children's literature. It is spectacularly illustrated in colour and black-and-white, with generous examples of the work of each illustrator, a number of them previously unpublished from the artists' private collections. Each artist is the subject also of a complete bibliography in chronological order, which makes it possible to see at a glance the progress of an indicidual career. The Telling Line makes an important contribution to the continuing story of British illustration in the twentieth century by focusing attention on some of its leading practitioners. The artists included are Charles Keeping, Faith Jaques, Victor Ambrus, Nigel Lambourne, Brian Wildsmith, Shirley Hughes, Raymond Briggs, Helen Oxenbury, John Burningham, Jan Pieńkowski, John Lawrence, Janet and Allan Ahlberg, Quentin Blake, Anthony Browne and Michael Foreman. (Inside cover) |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [312]-316 |
| Notes |
Text in Swedish |
| Subject |
Illustrated children's books -- Great Britain -- Bibliography.
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Illustrated children's books -- Great Britain.
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Illustrated children's books -- Great Britain -- Authorship.
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Illustration of books -- Great Britain -- 20th century.
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Illustration of books -- Great Britain -- Bibliography.
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Illustration of books -- Great Britain.
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Illustrators -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| LC no. |
52004900 |
| ISBN |
1875249001 |
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9164007227 |
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