"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)

 

"DRAWN" - Exhibition Of Drawings By Harris Sofokleous, Rich Johnson, Derek Jones, Hannah Longmuir and Gill Walton at The Coldstream Gallery, Scottish Borders, 15 April - 23 May 2015

 

 

A small selection of my recent work in a group show starting tonight at the Coldstream Gallery! www.coldstreamgallery.co.uk We are only an hour's drive south of Edinburgh or an hour and a half north of Newcastle Upon Tyne so, please drop in if you are in the neighbourhood! Comments and constructive criticism are welcome.

 

 

"The Story Of William Tell" By Aliki (First published by Faber and Faber Limited 1960, London WC1, this copy is from the third impression, 1969) Part 3

 

I just love the back cover of this book. Only slightly different from the front, but so funny! Bare in mind that there were no fire arms at the time of the story, just bows and arrows, and there would be no need for the boy to block his ears for the sound!

 

"The Story Of William Tell" By Aliki (First published by Faber and Faber Limited 1960, London WC1, this copy is from the third impression, 1969) Part 2

 

This was the first book by American author and illustrator Aliki Brandenberg (born 1929). Aliki, whose parents were Greek, had decided to travel to Greece and Europe in the mid-1950's in order to find out more about her cultural heritage. She met her Swiss husband, Franz Brandenberg, during that trip and got the inspiration to write a children's book based on the legendary 14th century Swiss folk hero William Tell. The book was eventually published in 1960 by Faber and Faber marking the beginning of her long and successful career as a children's author and illustrator. She has been living and working in London since 1977. Here's her Wikipedia page for further references: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliki_Brandenberg