The Art of Arthur Rackham – 150th Birthday Celebration
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The Art of Arthur Rackham – 150th Birthday Celebration ‘Like the sundial, my paint box counts no hours but sunny ones’ – Arthur Rackham In celebration of the 150th Birthday of Arthur Rackham we have released […]
The Legacy of Arthur Rackham – Inspiring Hockney and Guillermo del Toro
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The Legacy of Arthur Rackham’s Work – Inspiring David Hockney and Guillermo del Toro Arthur Rackham, one of the most influential and renowned illustrators of the 19th Century (known as the greatest illustrator of the Edwardian […]
Arthur Rackham’s Aesop’s Fables
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Arthur Rackham’s Aesop’s Fables Aesop was a slave and storyteller living in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BCE. His book of fables, known as Aesop’s Fables is a wonderful collection of moral tales for children. These […]
The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea – An Aesop Fable
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The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea A shipwrecked man cast up on the beach fell asleep after his struggle with the waves. When he woke up, he bitterly reproached the Sea for its treachery in enticing […]
Mr and Mrs Vinegar – An English Fairy Tale
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Mr and Mrs Vinegar is an old English fairy tale taken from Flora Annie Steel’s English Fairy Tales. This wonderful book, originally published in 1922, is illustrated by Arthur Rackham. This story tells a tale of married […]
Rumpelstiltskin – A Tale by the Brothers Grimm
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The legend of Rumpelstiltskin has a long history and sees many variations across different cultures. There’s Tom-Tit-Tot in English folklore, Whuppity Stoorie in Scotland, Gilitrutt in Iceland, and Joaidane in Arabic. The most famous, however, is […]
Close-Up with Kay Nielsen – Illustrations from the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
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Close-Up with Kay Nielsen – Illustrations from the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales Kay Nielsen‘s illustrations from Hansel and Gretel and Other Brothers Grimm Stories are some of his best loved work. Originally published in 1925, this […]