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    Defining the golden age of illustration involves recognizing the pivotal role of artists like Arthur Rackham, whose unique style was embedded in over 50 illustrations for numerous books. Rackham's first significant work, exhibited at the Leicester Galleries, depicted a fusion of northern European and Japanese woodblock traditions, setting a ...
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    Both of these works were re-issued less than a decade later as deluxe editions (with additional illustrations by Rackham) due to his success at the turn of the century. The year 1900 marked the breakthrough of Rackham's success as a book illustrator with the publication of his illustrated The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. This book ...
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    The Golden Age of Illustration is a term applied to a time period (1880s - 1920s) of unprecedented excellence in book and magazine illustrations by artists in Europe and America. Advances in technology at the time allowed for accurate and inexpensive reproductions of their art, which allowed quality books to be available to the voracious public demand for new graphic art.Today, The Fairy Tale ...
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    Early Life and Career of Arthur Rackham. Arthur Rackham, born on September 19, 1867, in Lewisham, London, began his illustrious career as an illustrator after abandoning his initial profession in insurance at the age of 25. Previously working at the Westminster Fire Office, he redirected his focus and enrolled at the Lambeth School of Art.
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    Fantastic Illustration and Design in Britain, 1850-1930. Providence: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1979. Gettings, Fred. Arthur Rackham. New York: Macmillan, 1975. [Appendix A consists of a bibliography of books illustrated by Rackham.] Ray, Gordon N. The Illustrator and the Book in England from 1790 to 1914. New York: Pierpont ...
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    The first two decades of the 20th century have become known as the Golden Age of Illustration, when improvements in printing technology allowed publishers to produce lavish colour illustrations for the first time. Of all the artists who became famous in this period, by far the most popular was Arthur Rackham, who still maintains his hold over the public imagination a century later.
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    Arthur Rackham (1867-1939), an English illustrator and artist, holds an esteemed place in the world of fantasy illustration and book art. Born on September 19, 1867, in London, Rackham's prolific career spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries, making an indelible mark on the visual storytelling landscape. Rackham's early artistic talents were evident from
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    The artist and illustrator Arthur Rackham died in September 1939, just three days after the outbreak of war in Europe. At the time, he was honored and admired in the United States, while in Britain his fame, briefly in decline during the 1920s, had developed new audiences as the vogue for illustrated books had moved from the deluxe edition to mass-market trade publishing.

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    Arthur Rackham

    English book illustrator

    Arthur Rackham was an English book illustrator. He is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. His work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolour, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator. Rackham's 51 colour pieces for the early American tale Rip Van Winkle became a turning point in the production of books since – through colour-separated printing – it featured the accurate reproduction of colour artwork. His best-known works also include the illustrations for Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Wikipedia

    BornSeptember 19, 1867, London, England
    Age at death71 years
    DiedSeptember 6, 1939, Limpsfield, Surrey, England
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