Scrapbook of illustrations created by Charles Green Shaw for Margaret Wise Brown's children's book <em>The Important Book</em>. The illustrations were not included in the book, which was published in 1949. Illustrations are tempera on construction paper. Drafts of the book's text are found with accompanying illustrations. Shaw often created several illustrations for the same passages. Notes about the projects' requirements can also be found.
Citation:
Charles Green Shaw. Scrapbook of illustrations for The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown, circa 1945. Charles Green Shaw papers, 1833-1979. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
Current copyright status is undetermined
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560