Wood engravings : a selection, 1960 to 1977 / Richard Shirley Smith ; with a foreword by Laurence Whistler.
Published / Created:
Pinner, Mx. England : Cuckoo Hill Press, 1983.
Physical Description:
73 p. : chiefly ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"This first retrospective of Shirley Smith's wood engravings is by Sir Laurence Whistler (1912-2000), the brother of Rex Whistler (1905-1944), who remarks, 'It needs only a glance through these pages to discover that here is an artist whose scope is not narrow. With equal skill he handles the charming simplicities of doll's house furniture, portraits, houses, food, insects, animals, flowers--and scenes of imagination. In the end it is the last-named that catches and holds the attention. He seems to have discovered his true gift while interpreting, or simply responding to, poetry."--Moss.
Subject Terms:
Shirley Smith, Richard. | Wood-engraving -- Great Britain. | Cuckoo Hill Press -- Publisher.
Form/Genre:
Wood engravings -- 1983. | Prospectuses -- England -- 1983.
Contributors:
Moss, Roger W., 1940– former owner. | Shirley Smith, Richard, engraver. | Whistler, Laurence, 1912–2000. | Cuckoo Hill Press.