Saturday, November 18, 2006
Illustration: Mary Blair Song Book Part Two
This post is just the tip of the iceberg... see reason number 3 on our The Top Ten Reasons To Support The A-HAA for links to more great posts about 50s children's book illustrators.
Today, we continue digitizing Mary Blair's "New Golden Song Book" from 1955. If you missed the first part of this book, see Mary Blair Song Book Part One and Part Three.
If you would like to see more from this beautiful book, please let me know in the comments below.
If you missed the posting of the first part of this book, see Mary Blair Song Book Part One and Part Three.
For more beautiful illustrations by Mary Blair, see... Little Verses Part One, Part Two, and Baby's House.
Stephen Worth
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Labels: cartoons, disney, golden book, illustration, mary blair
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2 Comments:
Hi Stephen,
My wife and I have enjoyed what has been posted of Mary Blair's work from the 'New Golden Song Book'. Many thanks from the both of us; we look forward to seeing the rest!
Best Regards!
These are so beautiful and evocative. More would be greatly appreciated.
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