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Rhymes of Early Jungle Folk
Esherick, Wharton; Heemer, Laura; Marcy, Mary E.
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Description for Rhymes of Early Jungle Folk
Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFH; AGB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
This facsimile edition of a 1922 children’s book features seventy-three dynamic and whimsical woodcut illustrations—the first woodcuts that the famed American craftsman Wharton Esherick produced. A high-quality replica authorized by the Wharton Esherick Museum, this book reveals the foundation of Esherick’s direction as an artist. Edited by Museum director Paul Eisenhauer, it also features a foreword by Museum assistant curator Laura Heemer. The illustrations frame verses that introduce children to the principles of evolution, a highly controversial topic at the time: the book was published three years before the famous Scopes “Monkey” trial of 1925 that resulted in the inclusion ... Read more
This facsimile edition of a 1922 children’s book features seventy-three dynamic and whimsical woodcut illustrations—the first woodcuts that the famed American craftsman Wharton Esherick produced. A high-quality replica authorized by the Wharton Esherick Museum, this book reveals the foundation of Esherick’s direction as an artist. Edited by Museum director Paul Eisenhauer, it also features a foreword by Museum assistant curator Laura Heemer. The illustrations frame verses that introduce children to the principles of evolution, a highly controversial topic at the time: the book was published three years before the famous Scopes “Monkey” trial of 1925 that resulted in the inclusion ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764349379
SKU
V9780764349379
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Ref
99-2
About Esherick, Wharton; Heemer, Laura; Marcy, Mary E.
Mary E. Marcy was a leading socialist writer in the early 20th century. American artist and craftsman Wharton Esherick (1887–1970) is known primarily as a sculptor and furniture maker. His studio in Paoli, Pennsylvania, is open to the public as part of the Wharton Esherick Museum.
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