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Wharton Esherick's Illuminated & Illustrated Song of the Broad-Axe
Walter Whitman
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Description for Wharton Esherick's Illuminated & Illustrated Song of the Broad-Axe
Num Pages: 18 woodblock impressions. BIC Classification: WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 288 x 20. Weight in Grams: 648.
In 1922, Wharton Esherick showed a copy Rhymes of Early Jungle Folk, which he had illustrated with woodcut prints, to Harold Mason, owner of the Centaur Bookshop in Philadelphia. Impressed by what he saw, Mason asked Esherick to illustrate Walt Whitman's Song of the Broad-Axe, which Mason published in a limited edtion in 1924. Inspired by the woodcuts, Esherick created a hand-bound prototype book of Whitman's poem, using prints made directly from his blocks and hand-lettering it in Esherick's own calligraphic style. Illuminated letters were used to begin paragraphs, and spaces at the end of lines were filled ... Read more
In 1922, Wharton Esherick showed a copy Rhymes of Early Jungle Folk, which he had illustrated with woodcut prints, to Harold Mason, owner of the Centaur Bookshop in Philadelphia. Impressed by what he saw, Mason asked Esherick to illustrate Walt Whitman's Song of the Broad-Axe, which Mason published in a limited edtion in 1924. Inspired by the woodcuts, Esherick created a hand-bound prototype book of Whitman's poem, using prints made directly from his blocks and hand-lettering it in Esherick's own calligraphic style. Illuminated letters were used to begin paragraphs, and spaces at the end of lines were filled ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
48
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764336775
SKU
V9780764336775
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Walter Whitman
Walt Whitman was one of America's favorite 19th century poets. Wharton Esherick was a teacher at teh Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, worked in graphic arts, furniture design and building, and architectural details from his Paoli, PA, studio.
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