Kate Greenaway

Almanac

Maker

Kate Greenaway (British, 1846-1901)
George Routledge, publisher

Title

Almanac

Year

1888

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

illustration, photomechanical process

Supports

Geography

Place Made: London; Place Made: England

Dimensions

10.2 x 7.6 x 0.6 cm (4 x 3 x 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

On envelope, in pen and brown ink:"ALMANACK FOR 1884 BY KATE GREENAWAY . . ."

Identification

State

Volume: I-XIV

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Daphne Peabody Murray

Object Number

84.029.6

Type

Exhibition History

Draw Me a Story
Illustration from the Permanent Collection
Apr 14, 2006 – Jul 23, 2006

Label copy

Kate Greenaway was a prolific illustrator whose vision of childhood was original and consistent. Comely children with regular features, devoid of emotion, immaculately groomed and dressed in 18th-century costume inhabit her idyllic country world. Greenaway wrote that “old-fashioned things are always very pleasing to me.” Greenaway produced a yearly almanac from 1883 to 1895 and is responsible for numerous children’s books for which she often composed poetry in addition to creating the illustrations.

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Tombstone

Kate Greenaway (British, 1846-1901)
George Routledge, publisher
Almanac, 1888
Letterpress and color wood engravings
10.2 x 7.6 x 0.6 cm (4 x 3 x 1/4 inches)
Gift of Daphne Peabody Murray 84.029.6

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