The Illustrations of Frederick Richardson
Frederick Richardson illustrated books during the great illustration boom of the late 20th to early 21st centuries. He’s best known for his illustrations of L. Frank…
The Literature of G. A. Henty
G. A. Henty (1832-1902) wrote a LOT of books: over 100 novels and stories. He exclusively wrote in the historical adventure genre. Henty’s interest in writing…
The Cocktail People
Terry Gilliam (born 1940), a popular performer, artist and creator, and once a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe, teamed up in the…
Pioneers of Color Printing: The McLoughlin Bros., Inc.
The McLoughlin Bros., formed in 1828 in New York, made revolutionary moves in regards to color printing technologies. They printed many children’s books with this newer…
Kate Greenaway, Famous Children’s Book Illustrator
Kate Greenaway (1846-1901) illustrated and wrote children’s books in the 19th century. Among Randolph Caldecott and Walter Crane, she’s considered one of the best illustrators of…
Aesop’s Fables: The Prophet
Aesop’s fables are tales contributed to a slave named Aesop from as early as his alleged birth in 620 B.C — but it’s unknown whether he…
The Illustrations of Edmund Dulac
Edmund Dulac changed the art world as we know it. A select few illustrators make up what we now refer to as the “golden age of…
You’ll Never Look at Books the Same Way Again
There’s an art to books that even most book-lovers don’t know about. Do you know those gold gilded edges found on many old books? In some…
An American Legacy: The Story of Tarzan
For much of his life, Edgar Rice Burroughs was a drifter between jobs, never quite sure what his next job would bring. But all that changed…
What You Didn’t Know About Lewis Carroll
The stories Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass have stood the test of time since their publications in 1865 and 1871, being some of…
