An Artist's Reminiscences

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title An Artist's Reminiscences
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Walter Crane
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:610
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreThe arts - general issues
Art and design styles - c 1800 to c 1900
Individual artists and art monographs
Illustration
ISBN/Barcode 9781108075718
ClassificationsDewey:741.6092
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 40 Plates, black and white; 74 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 11 December 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Walter Crane (1845-1915) is best remembered today as the illustrator of whimsical stories for children, but in fact he worked in many styles and genres throughout his life. The son of a painter, he was apprenticed to a wood engraver at the age of thirteen, and his father died shortly afterwards. By the time his apprenticeship was completed, Crane was painting as well as engraving, and joined the circle of the Pre-Raphaelites, being especially influenced by the politics of William Morris and the aesthetics of the Arts and Crafts movement. This highly illustrated 1907 autobiography traces his life from his childhood in Torquay through the difficult period following his father's death to his success as an illustrator and decorative artist, describing work, politics and travel. Crane may have felt that he was not given recognition as a serious painter, but this engaging account of a happy life does not show it.