Illustrations from Dante’s Divine Comedy by Donn P. Crane 

From our stacks: Illustration from "Dennison's Bogie Book. 13th Annual Edition. A Book of Suggestions for Decorating and Entertaining at Hallowe'en, Harvest Time and Thanksgiving." Boston: Dennison's Mfg. Co., 1925.

It’s almost time to celebrate the 60th anniversary of one of my favorite films ever!

I plan on creating new art for this very special occasion, but first, a little collection of past Audrey goodies!

You can find all my Audrey art available for your Holiday shopping here 🎁

Happy Thursday!

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1970 Cover + Illustrations from The Complete RCA Tape Catalog. (via: archive.org)

Dick Bruna, Illustrations

Illustration by Polish artist Andrzej Pagowski (b. 1953) for the play "Usmiech Wilka" (Wolf's Smile) by M. Bulghakov, 1982

From Lamaism by L. Austine Waddell, 1934.

If you see the Buddha on the roads of yore … contemplate my vintage Buddha gallery.

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Halloween card ca. early 1970s

Cool 1966 Brach's Candies Halloween store display.

happy 2021✨☁️🌙

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An Autumn Interlude by Charles Robinson (1910)

From our picture files: Illustration by E. M. Jessop

Revelation 🏹 6 of Hearts, done for Hero Complex’s 2016 Cardistry show (Watercolor + gouache)

Mid-Century Snoopy & Woodstock Valentines (x)(x) (x)(x) (x)(x)

Vintage Magical and Fantasy Costumes

Illustrations by Léon Sault, Charles Bétout and Alfred Albert

Book and magazine illustration was historically an environment very populated by women in times in which they weren't allowed the same room for artistic education, exposure and professional careers as male artists. Even though the Golden Age of illustration brings usually the names of the "fathers" of the artform, many women developed artistic styles that added new significance to storytelling. Still, it's important to note that the environment was still a place of great privilege and only few women (especially white women with enough means) were able to find sustainable work in the industry in the XIX and early XX century. Some of the women showcased here became historically relevant many years after they passed, having awards named after them, becoming firsts to enter artistic halls of fame, creating networks for employment that outlived them, and being included in "gay-themed history tours" that recognized their lives, among many other legacies.

These are the few artists showcased here: Eleanor Vere Boyle (1825-1916), Josephine Pollard (1834-1892), Kate Greenaway (1846-1901), Alice Bolingbroke Woodward (1862 — 1951), Jessie Wilcox Smith (1863 – 1935), Isobel Lilian Gloag (1865–1917), Helen Stratton (1867-1961), Elizabeth Shippen Green (1871 – 1954), Violet Oakley (1874 – 1961), Anne Anderson (1874 — 1952), Jessie M. King (1875—1949), Elenore Plaisted Abbott (1875–1935), Ruth Mary Hallock (1876-1945), Florence Susan Harrison (1877-1955), Mabel Lucie Attwell (1879-1964), Rie Cramer (1887-1977), Margaret Tarrant (1888-1959), Ida Rentoul Outhwaite (1888—1960), Dorothy P. Lathrop (1891—1980), Cecile Walton (1891—1956), Margaret Tempest (1892-1982), Wanda Gág (1893-1946), Jennie Harbour (1893-1959), Virginia Frances Sterrett (1900—1931), Adrienne Segur (1901-1981), Janet Grahame Johnstone (1928 – 1979) and Anne Grahame Johnstone (1928 – 1998), Trina Schart Hyman (1939-2004) and Kinuko Y. Craft (1940).

From The City of the Dagger and Other Tales of Burma by H. H. Keely and illustrated by Christine Price.

My collection of vintage rabbits is coming along hoppingly.

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Better Homes and Gardens Patchwork & Quilting, 1977.

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