Sir William Nicholson, Arthur Waugh, and others
The Square Book of Animals
1900
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- Artist: Sir William Nicholson
- Author: Arthur Waugh
- Publisher: William Heinemann
The Square Book of Animals
1900
Physical Qualities
Bound volume of color lithographs (including front cover) and text, Book: 282 x 282 x 13 mm. (11 1/8 x 11 1/8 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Barnaby Nygren, Baltimore, in Honor of his Parents
Object Number
2014.142
William Nicholson had a relatively short but highly influential career as a printmaker, book illustrator, and poster designer in the 1890s before dedicating himself full-time to painting in 1901. "The Square Book of Animals" displays Nicholson’s ability to distill his subjects into bold and eye-catching imagery, built from simplified, flattened forms accentuated by contrasts of light and dark—the perfect complement to Arthur Waugh’s witty rhymes.
2014 by gift; Barnaby Nygren, Baltimore
Rena Hoisington, BMA, "Off the Shelf: Modern and Contemporary Artists' Books," May Gallery, March 12 - June 25, 2017.
