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Sketch for the dust jacket of 'The Christopher Robin Story Book'

Drawing
1966 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sketch in pencil, coloured pencil and ball-point pen for the dust jacket of 'The Christopher Robin Story Book' (Sibley No. 102). Signed and inscribed with notes. The design is derived from illustrations on pp. 174 and 177 of 'The House at Pooh Corner' (1928). A similar design was used for the cover of the paperback edition (1965 Sibley No. 24) of 'The House at Pooh Corner'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSketch for the dust jacket of 'The Christopher Robin Story Book' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, coloured pencil and ball-point pen drawing
Brief description
Colour sketch for the dust jacket of The Christopher Robin Story Book, by E. H. Shepard, 1966
Physical description
Sketch in pencil, coloured pencil and ball-point pen for the dust jacket of 'The Christopher Robin Story Book' (Sibley No. 102). Signed and inscribed with notes. The design is derived from illustrations on pp. 174 and 177 of 'The House at Pooh Corner' (1928). A similar design was used for the cover of the paperback edition (1965 Sibley No. 24) of 'The House at Pooh Corner'.
Dimensions
  • Paper height: 22.7cm
  • Paper width: 25.6cm
Gallery label
In the decades following the original books, Shepard provided designs for new editions or compilations of them. These designs are for a re-issue of The Christopher Robin Story Book appearing in 1966. Shepard progressed through a series of sketches. Annotations indicate the spine and position of the title. In the final design Shepard opened up the composition by removing trees and using opaque watercolours to flatten the colouring, making the cover more poster-like. [This label applies to E.723-1973 and E.779-1973](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).
Collection
Accession number
E.723-1973

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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