Category Archives: Uncategorized

Nielsen was born in 1886 in Copenhagen. Growing up, his parents were actively involved in the theater community, exposing Nielsen to a variety of famous figures such as Ibsen and Grieg. Despite his initial plan to move to Paris, at … Continue reading →

Edmund Dulac was born in Toulouse, France; and became known for his illustrations during what is called know, “The Golden Age” of Children’s Book Illustrations. Dulac was a passionate Anglophile, changing his name from “Edmond” to the more English “Edmund”. … Continue reading →

Illustration Project, Walter Crane (1)

Isabel Weiss & Connor Scott One day, a penguin, who was bored of where he lived, and his repetitive life decided to leave the arctic world and travel across the waters in his boat. After long weeks of traveling, he … Continue reading →

Once upon a time there was a princess seeking a suitor. Because of her beauty and wealth men came from far and wide with gifts to try to win the heart of the princess. First, a handsome prince came looking … Continue reading →

Once upon a time, a baby unicorn named Autumn lived locked in a windmill by an awful crow. To ensure autumn couldn’t escape the crow swallowed the key holding autumns powers and perched on top of the windmill. One day, … Continue reading →

To follow up on the examples provided below. There are a myriad of visualizations of fairy tales, beyond the iconic movie images from the Walt Disney studios.  Exploring how image captures story–or a moment in the story–invites the reader/viewer to … Continue reading →

Born in Strasbourg in 1832, Gustave Doré was a prodigious talent as a child, engraving his own lithographic stones by the time he was twelve. In the first three years he worked in a publishing house, he created an astonishing … Continue reading →

The illustrator that I learned about was Gustave Dore. He was born in 1832 and he was naturally very talented. He completed projects for many famous authors including Shakespeare, Edgar Allen Poe, and Charles Perrault. His artwork consisted on Gothic … Continue reading →

I had worked on George Cruikshank with Emma. We found that he was a well known satirist that focused on sociopolitical topics such as slavery and temperance. He had a caricaturist style and used etching and woodcuts to create his … Continue reading →