Whistler, Laurence, 1912-2000, Wood Engravings: Richard Shirley Smith a selection, 1960 to 1977. Printed by David Chambers at Cuckoo Hill Press, 1983, 1983
- Call Number:
- MSS 17
- Creator:
- Whistler, Laurence, 1912-2000
- Title(s):
- Wood Engravings: Richard Shirley Smith a selection, 1960 to 1977. Printed by David Chambers at Cuckoo Hill Press, 1983.
- Date:
- 1983
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series I: Books and Articles on Richard Shirley Smith
- Part of Collection:
- volume Moss no. 12
- Provenance:
- Gift of Roger W. Moss, 2011
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- Limited edition of 187 copies; seven copies printed on Hosho and 180 copies printed on Basingwerk Parchment of which this is copy no. 50 signed by Shirley Smith. Quarter bound in leather with gray buckram boards in gray buckram slipcase. Three cards announcing the publication laid in. This first retrospective of Shirley Smith's wood engravings is by Sir Laurence Whistler (1912-2000), the brother of Rex Whistler (1905-1944), who remarks, 'It needs only a glance through these pages to discover that here is an artist whose scope is not narrow. With equal skill he handles the charming simplicities of doll's house furniture, portraits, houses, food, insects, animals, flowers—and scenes of imagination. In the end it is the last-named that catches and holds the attention. He seems to have discovered his true gift while interpreting, or simply responding to, poetry.' A record for this item is also available in the <extref xlink:type="simple" xlink:actuate="onRequest" xlink:show="new" xlink:href="http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/797877">Yale University Library Catalog.</extref>
- Physical Description:
- Pp. [i-ii] [1-6] 7-80 ; 255 x 173 mm
- Finding Aid Title:
- Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/5884.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/2395959
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2395959?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1