Gwen Raverat, wood engraver / Joanna Selborne and Lindsay Newman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Selborne, Joanna, author.

Contributor:

Newman, L. M. (Lindsay Mary)

Raverat, Gwen, 1885-1957.

British Library, publisher.

Oak Knoll Press, publisher.

Jean-François Vilain and Roger S. Wieck Collection of Private Presses, Ephemera, & Related References (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Raverat, Gwen, 1885-1957--Criticism and interpretation.

Raverat, Gwen.

Raverat, Gwen, 1885-1957.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Penn Provenance:

Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Physical Description:

151, [1] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

London : British Library, 2003.

New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press

Summary:

"From the late nineteenth century, wood engraving ceased to be a reproductive process and became a medium for creative expression. In this revival one of the most prolific and significant engravers was Gwen Raverat (1885-1957), the only women to become a founder-member of the Society of Wood Engravers. Gwen was the granddaughter of Charles Darwin and is still today widely admired for her delightful autobiography Period Piece with its amusing drawings. She grew up in Cambridge, whose river, fens, and trees were the source of her enduring love for landscape and provided themes of universal and lasting appeal. Gwen had been trained as a painter, and therefore visualised subjects in tone rather than line. She had an impressionistic approach to form, expressing it in terms of light - her skill at conveying atmosphere and different qualities of light was unrivalled. Gwen also had a strong sense of character as is shown by her numerous illustrations to children's books." "This book was first published in a limited edition of 300 copies, handprinted by Simon Lawrence at his Fleece Press. It contains the first in-depth assessment of Gwen Raverat as a wood engraver, exploring her technique and her experiments with colour prints. In addition it contains the first catalogue of all her engravings, whether on hard- or soft-wood or lino, and the first descriptive bibliography of the books and ephemera which she illustrated. It is illustrated throughout with examples of her work."--Jacket.

Contents:

[I] Gwen Raverat, wood engraver / Joanna Selborne

Gwen Raverat, wood engraver

Technique

Single wood engravings

Book illustration

Colour wood engraving

A major artist in a minor field

References

Select bibliography

[II] Documentation: Books and prints / Lindsay Newman

Books: wood-engraved books &c illustrated by Gwen Raverat

Prints: Gwen Raverat's engravings on hard- and softwoods, and lino

Index to the prints and books.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 151) and indexes.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2016.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy retains dust jacket.

ISBN:

0712347925

9780712347921

158456105X

9781584561057

OCLC:

51108425