"The Iliad And The Odyssey" Adapted From The Homer Classics By Jane Werner Watson, Pictures By Alice And Martin Provensen (Published by Paul Hamlyn, London 1965) Part 3

A few more from the beautiful and dynamic pictures by the famous husband and wife illustrating team - Alice and Martin Provensen. Strongly influenced by the Ancient Greek pottery imagery of course but they also remind me traditional Japanese prints with the flatness of the figures and the graphic representation of trees and animals.

"The Iliad And The Odyssey" Adapted From The Homer Classics By Jane Werner Watson, Pictures By Alice And Martin Provensen (Published by Paul Hamlyn, London 1965) Part 2

Powerful pictures by Alice and Martin Provensen illustrating Homer's epic stories full of action, drama and violence. The famous American couple worked together since the 1940's producing dozens of children's books. I featured another one of their books earlier this year - the link here
There is also a short biography on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_and_Martin_Provensen

"The Iliad And The Odyssey" Adapted From The Homer Classics By Jane Werner Watson, Pictures By Alice And Martin Provensen (Published by Paul Hamlyn, London 1965)

"Animal Fair" By Alice and Martin Provensen (Published By Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc, New York 1952) - Part 2

 

Images from this book can also be found in hundreds of other websites or blogs but I still felt it would be good to upload some from my own copy - even though it's in tatters and very difficult to scan!

Illustrations and text was produced by the famous American husband and wife team, Alice Provensen (born 1917) and Martin Provensen (1916-1987) in 1952. My copy must be from some years later but I'll never know exactly when, because some annoying kid ripped off the title page - probably decades ago! Hugely influential work on subsequent generations of designers and illustrators. Here's a short biography on the couple from Wikipedia and references on other books by them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_and_Martin_Provensen

 

 

 

"Animal Fair" By Alice and Martin Provensen (Published By Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc, New York 1952)