COLLECTION
Identifier: MS Eng 1145.1-1145.4
Walter Crane drawings and compositions
Overview
Drawings and poems by English artist and illustrator, Walter Crane.
Dates
- 1868-1874
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
.3 linear feet (4 volumes)
Includes pencil, pen-and-ink, and watercolor drawings, and autograph manuscript sonnets by Crane. All items drawn into bound volumes: sketchbooks, a scrapbook, and a notebook.
Biographical / Historical
Crane was an English illustrator, painter, and designer primarily known for his imaginative illustrations of children’’s books. He was also a political cartoonist and director of several English art schools.
Arrangement
Arranged in call number order.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
45M-473, 45M-475 and 45M-476. Purchased with the Caroline Miller Parker fund from Myers Cat. 344; received: 1946 February 27.
64M-253. Purchased with the Caroline Miller Parker fund from Anthony d'Offay, 38 Devonshire Place, London, W.1; received: 1965 June 23.
64M-253. Purchased with the Caroline Miller Parker fund from Anthony d'Offay, 38 Devonshire Place, London, W.1; received: 1965 June 23.
- Title
- Crane, Walter, 1845-1915. Walter Crane drawings and compositions, 1868-1874: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- EAD ID
- hou01276
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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Harvard Yard
Harvard University
Cambridge MA 02138 USA
(617) 495-2440
Houghton_Library@harvard.edu