Nicholas James

Fritz Wegner Archive

Fables, Fantasies and Fairy Tales.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Eminent childrens' book illustrator Fritz Wegner, born Vienna 15th September 1924, died London 15th March 2015. His early assignments included work in the 1940s for Lilliput Magazine, Dorothy L. Sayers and Enid Blyton, with book covers for Raymond Chandler The Long Goodbye' and the first UK edition of Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.In the late 1950s he moved away from advertising and commercial work to focus on childrens' literature. Renowned titles include The Hamish Hamilton books of Princes and Princesses, 1963/64, The Marvellous Travels and Adventures of Baron Munchausen 1967, Fattypuffs and Thinigers by Andre Maurois.In the 1980s and '90s he illustrated books by Allan Ahlberg, Michael Rosen and Brian Alderson.He also created over forty stamps for the Royal Mail. The Fritz Wegner Archive documents phases of his art from the 1950sto the 2000s It includes comprehensive images scanned from originals in the collection of over 3,500 graphic works. The publication is authorised by executors of the estate of the artist

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cv Publications
• Seitenzahl: 92
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 208mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 534g
• ISBN-13: 9781910110294
• ISBN-10: 1910110299
• Artikelnr.: 69181958

Autorenporträt

Studied fine art (Painting) at the Slade School UCL, under Keith Vaughan and Frank Auerbach. MA History of Art Kingston University. Operated The Gallery 65a Lisson Street 1973-78 and published Cv Journal of Art and Crafts 1989-91, founding Cv Publications in 1992 and Cv/Visual Arts Research in 1995.