Sketch for the dust jacket of 'The World of Christopher Robin'
Drawing
ca. 1959 (made)
ca. 1959 (made)
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Preliminary sketch for the dust jacket of 'The World of Christopher Robin'. It depicts Christopher Robin standing on the deck of a ship looking through a telescope.
Object details
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| Title | Sketch for the dust jacket of 'The World of Christopher Robin' (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil drawing |
| Brief description | Preliminary sketch for the dust jacket of The World of Christopher Robin, pencil drawing by E. H. Shepard, ca. 1959 |
| Physical description | Preliminary sketch for the dust jacket of 'The World of Christopher Robin'. It depicts Christopher Robin standing on the deck of a ship looking through a telescope. |
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| Gallery label | The publishers periodically revitalised the market for the books. The printer’s proof shows all 12 new colour plates, cover and endpapers for The World of Pooh of 1956, which combined both storybooks. The American publisher, E.P. Dutton first commissioned this set. Letters show that Shepard was unhappy with the planned colouring by Warren Chappell and provided his own. A year later, Dutton commissioned more for The World of Christopher Robin, which combined the two verse books.
[This label text applies to E.720-1973 and E.776-1973 (a cover design for The World of Christopher Robin) along with a proof sheet of colour images to The World of Pooh on loan, and a copy of each book](09/12/2017 - 08/04/2018) |
| Credit line | Gift of E.H. Shepard |
| Historical context | Featured in Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic, Gallery 38, 9 December 2017-8 April 2018. |
| Bibliographic reference | 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). |
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| Accession number | E.776-1973 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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