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Chapter VII of 'Winnie-the-Pooh'

Print
1926 (made)
Artist/Maker
Shepard, E. H. (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Line block print depicting proofs of illustrations for Chapter VII of 'Winnie-the-Pooh'. Inscribed with notes and dimensions.

Object details

Categories
Printed Pages & Sheets
Illustration
Object type
Print
TitleChapter VII of 'Winnie-the-Pooh' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Line block print
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Line block print depicting proofs of illustrations by E. H. Shepard for Chapter VII of 'Winnie-the-Pooh'. Great Britain, 1926.
Physical description
Line block print depicting proofs of illustrations for Chapter VII of 'Winnie-the-Pooh'. Inscribed with notes and dimensions.
Dimensions
  • Paper height: 22.7cm
  • Paper width: 25.6cm
Gallery label
(09/12/2017 - 08/04/2018)
To switch from pencil to pen, Shepard traced his pencil designs onto a new surface by shading on the back and re-drawing outlines from the front. He made a pen drawing, which the printers then turned Shepard’s pen drawings into line blocks. The process involves exposing a photographic negative onto a zinc plate coated with gelatin, treating the exposed areas (now hardened gelatin) to protect them, and putting the plate into acid. This eats into the unprotected areas, leaving the image in relief.

[This label applies to E.665-1973, a pen and ink loan and E.830-1973, and also the proof E.820-1973. Two facsimile line blocks were made to accompany the group.]
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.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.820-1973

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O561128/chapter-vii-of-winnie-the-print-shepard-e-h/
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