Randolph Caldecott : the man who could not stop drawing / Leonard S. Marcus.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Frances Foster Books, Farrar Straus Giroux, c2013Edition: First editionDescription: 64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cmContent type: - still image
- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0374310254 (hbk.)
- 9780374310257 (hbk.)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Biography | Caldecot R. M322 | Available | 33111007461912 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Randolph Caldecott is best known as the namesake of the award that honors picture book illustrations, and in this inventive biography, leading children's literature scholar Leonard Marcus examines the man behind the medal. In an era when the steam engine fueled an industrial revolution and train travel exploded people's experience of space and time, Caldecott was inspired by his surroundings to capture action, movement, and speed in a way that had never before been seen in children's picture books. Thoroughly researched and featuring extensive archival material and a treasure trove of previously unpublished drawings, including some from Caldecott's very last sketchbook, Leonard Marcus's luminous biography shows why Caldecott was indeed the father of the modern picture book and how his influence lives on in the books we love today.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-64).
Available in time for the 75th anniversary of the Caldecott MedalNan utterly unique biography of the remarkable artist the award honors: Randolph Caldecott, the father of the modern picture book. Includes never-before-published drawings by Caldecott himself.