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Creator:
Shaw, Charles Green, 1892-1974  Search this
Subject:
Brown, Margaret Wise  Search this
Type:
Albums
Date:
circa 1945
Place of publication, production, or execution:
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Physical Description:
Scrapbook : 1 v. ; 33 x 24 cm.
Summary:
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
Topic:
Illustrated books, Children's  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)19839
See more items in:
Charles Green Shaw papers, 1833-1979, bulk 1909-1974
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_19839