Russian artists and the children's book 1890-1992 / Albert Lemmens, Serge Stommels.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lemmens, Albert.

Contributor:

Stommels, Serge-Aljosja.

Language:

Dutch

English

French

German

Russian

Subjects (All):

Illustrated children's books--Russia.

Illustrated children's books.

Illustration of books--Russia--History--19th century.

Illustration of books.

Illustration of books--Soviet Union--History--20th century.

History.

Soviet Union.

Russia.

Physical Description:

511 pages : illustrations : (chiefly color) ; 28 cm + 1 CD ROM (color ; 4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

Nijmegen : L.S., 2009.

Language Note:

In English, with summaries in English, Dutch, German, French and Russian.

Summary:

The main goal of this book is to present an overview of illustrations for children's books by Russian artists. Therefore, the emphasis lies on the artists and not on the authors. Many Russian artists, even the most famous, worked as illustrators for children's books. In part one of this book, a chronological survey of the illustrated Russian children's book is positioned within its historical context. In the second part seventeen artists are portayed. A description of their life and work and the position of illustrations for children's books within their oeuvre are given. This study never was intended to be a comparative investigation between Russian en Western European children's book illustrations, although that subject does deserve an extensive and detailed investigation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 478-504) and index.

ISBN:

9789079393053

9079393053

OCLC:

549148314