Saturday, November 08, 2008
Illustration: Mary Blair Song Book
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.
Mary Blair is one of the most popular illustrators/color stylists among today's animation designers. This book was published in 1955, and it's a great example of Blair at the height of her powers. The full color illustrations are great, but check out the duotones and the page layouts... It's as if she can do no wrong! Her taste is impeccable. Check out the links at the bottom of this post for more beautiful images by Mary Blair.
For more beautiful illustrations by Mary Blair, see... Little Verses and Baby's House.
If you would like to see more from this book, let me know in the comments below...
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Stephen Worth
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11.08.08
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5 Comments:
Steve,
PLEASE post the rest of this book! I love the artwork, but I also love musical notation.
While I'm at it, do you have a copy of that Popeye songbook? I've always wanted to see the entire thing since the notation includes ukulele chords!
Those are mind boggling. Please post the rest, Mr. Worth!
I'm frightened by the level of control she has over her pencils and paint.
wooo.. Amazinggg post!
Very nice!
These illustrations are adorable. They remind me of a Christmas carol book I had as a kid and a bit of Mary Poppins, though I'm not really sure why.
Thanks for sharing these!
So great! Mary Blair was one of a kind--none of her imitators capture what she had.
Did someone say Popeye songbook with ukulele chords?
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