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ARDIZZONE (EDWARD) Original cover design for "The Complete Poems for Children" by James Reeves, [1973]
15 June 2016, 14:00 BST
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ARDIZZONE (EDWARD)
Original cover design for "The Complete Poems for Children" by James Reeves, pen and watercolour, on paper, mounted, framed and glazed, image 245 x 362mm., [1973]
Footnotes
Much of poet James Reeves' (1909-1978) "work for children was illustrated by Edward Ardizzone, with whom he developed a highly successful collaborative partnership", including this fine cover for Complete Poems which is "generally regarded as [Reeves'] most important work" (ODNB).
Exhibited: The Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery at Leeds University Library, 'Nostalgia and Progress. Illustration after the Second World War', November 2014-February 2015. Reproduced in colour in the exhibition catalogue.





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