Sketchbook
ca. 1926 (made)
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Covers of a sketchbook originally containing 46 perforated leaves of wove paper in a black trade cloth binding. Labelled Winnie the Pooh. Inscribed inside by the artist with two humorous 'advertisements' for medicines in pencil.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stubs of wove paper in a black trade cloth binding, graphite, red pencil. |
| Brief description | Covers of a sketchbook once holding 46 sheets of illustrations by E. H. Shepard for Winnie-the-Pooh, which have now been individually mounted; Great Britain, 1926. |
| Physical description | Covers of a sketchbook originally containing 46 perforated leaves of wove paper in a black trade cloth binding. Labelled Winnie the Pooh. Inscribed inside by the artist with two humorous 'advertisements' for medicines in pencil. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Gallery label | Shepard based his illustrations on observation. He carried sketchbooks around with him, which he filled with studies of trees, people and interesting features to use as reference sources. For Winnie-the-Pooh, Shepard went on location to find and sketch a good example of a climbing tree and the clump of Scots pines, probably Gills Lap (shown in the video nearby).
Shepard planned most of his Winnie-the-Pooh compositions in large sketchbooks with perforated pages, which he tore out when he needed to trace his drawings onto another surface. (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.526A-1973 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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