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The Pooh Story Book

Drawing
1965 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pencil sketches, four on three sheets, for colour illustrations to 'The Pooh Story Book'. Inscribed with notes and dimensions.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • The Pooh Story Book (published title)
  • "Hello Eeyore", said Christopher Robin
Materials and techniques
Pencil drawing
Brief description
'"Hello Eeyore", said Christopher Robin', pencil sketch by E. H. Shepard for colour illustration on p. 18 of The Pooh Story Book, New York 1965 and London 1967
Physical description
Pencil sketches, four on three sheets, for colour illustrations to 'The Pooh Story Book'. Inscribed with notes and dimensions.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 53.5cm
  • Mount width: 38cm
  • Sheet height: 25.5cm
  • Sheet width: 19.8cm
Credit line
Gift of E.H. Shepard
Bibliographic references
  • E.521 to E.792-1973 are a catalogue of folios containing 271 sheets of sketches for illustration by Ernest Howard Shepard. These are comprised of the following titles, written by A. A. Milne, published by Methuen and illustrated by the artist. When We Were Very Young Winnie-the-Pooh Now We are Six The House at Pooh Corner They were initially lent by the artist to the museum for the travelling exhibition 'Winnie-the-Pooh' in 1969-70 and were afterwards given to the museum by Mrs Norah Shepard on behalf of her husband. Also included in the gift were 25 proofs of illustrations, 9 letters and 4 manuscripts by the artist, A. A. Milne, and others. At the same time Mrs Shepard gave a further 9 sheets of illustrations to works by A. A. Milne (E.833 to E.841-1973) and 87 sheets of topographical and other drawings from sketchbooks by the artist (E.1826 to E.1912-1973).
  • Sibley Nos. 114, 115
Collection
Accession number
E.780-1973

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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