tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942679790176966125.post5207925239435266063..comments2023-10-16T10:55:07.769-04:00Comments on Art of Narrative: Dorothy Lathrop ~ A Little Boy Lost ~ 1920Art of Narrativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13361785503164857781noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942679790176966125.post-5616906916134483552015-11-01T19:36:09.989-05:002015-11-01T19:36:09.989-05:00You're welcome! You can read the whole book, s...You're welcome! You can read the whole book, seeing the illustrations in their original context, at the Internet Archive: http://www.archive.org/stream/littleboylost00huds#page/n9/mode/2up<br /><br />When I was in college I had a print of the frontispiece, one of my favorite illustrations, hanging in my dorm rooms, and later in my room in a house I shared. It's great you read the book as a child.<br />Art of Narrativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361785503164857781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942679790176966125.post-36489705401589760952015-11-01T18:47:31.339-05:002015-11-01T18:47:31.339-05:00I read this book as a child in the early 50s in En...I read this book as a child in the early 50s in England. I loved the illustrations, and the story has haunted me ever since I first encountered it. This is the first time I’ve seen these beautiful plates since I was about 8. Thank you so much for making it available on-line. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365499492938258605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942679790176966125.post-75508878608987219202014-02-15T11:57:39.666-05:002014-02-15T11:57:39.666-05:00I have nothing to say other that I am so awe struc...I have nothing to say other that I am so awe struck that the wetness in my eyes almost stop me from seeing the keys I am pushing to writ this. I love all the illustrations you have shown us. I have love art of all types since I begun to read when I was 3 years old in Spain in 1946 and loved art so much that I have tried to do some of my own but it is so poor I would be ashamed to show it to others than my friends. It is incredible how many fantastic illustrators there are and there have been. I do especially fancy the end of the 19th and from the beginning to the mid 20th Century and although I have come across some of them, you have introduced me to many that I knew not of. Thank you.<br />Antonio Navarro JrTonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17392315961472817809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942679790176966125.post-50486673428836047012012-12-09T13:56:35.269-05:002012-12-09T13:56:35.269-05:00Just amazing! No words to describe what I feel...Just amazing! No words to describe what I feel...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942679790176966125.post-62839808424622560232012-06-08T22:50:29.117-04:002012-06-08T22:50:29.117-04:00Hi houndgirrl,
Thank you! I'm finding the sto...Hi houndgirrl, <br />Thank you! I'm finding the stories that go with these early illustrations from the 1910s to the 1920s are not all traditional tales, but often original, and the art is even more surprising because of the complexity and unfamiliarity.Art of Narrativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361785503164857781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942679790176966125.post-37464785136710851042012-06-06T23:39:02.468-04:002012-06-06T23:39:02.468-04:00This is gorgeous, and a story I was unfamiliar wit...This is gorgeous, and a story I was unfamiliar with. Thank you for sharing this beautiful book!Animal Spiritshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834161441633677864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942679790176966125.post-61391939027736790122012-01-23T21:19:08.254-05:002012-01-23T21:19:08.254-05:00Hi Thom,
I'm glad you enjoyed them. I love he...Hi Thom,<br /><br />I'm glad you enjoyed them. I love her illustrations for Fairy Circus, Mopsa the Fairy, and Down-Adown-Derry, but there's something about these illustrations that puts them among my favorites. My favorite black-and-white full page illustration is for Chapter XIV, the Wonder of the Hills with Martin and the doe. My favorite color illustration is from Chapter XVII, The Old Man of the Sea, partly because I used to own a copy of it, and I first encountered it in David Larkin's Fantastic Kingdom. I've never seen Treasure of Carcassone, so now I'll be looking for it!Art of Narrativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361785503164857781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942679790176966125.post-38358482482511176562012-01-23T19:10:20.122-05:002012-01-23T19:10:20.122-05:00Ah, the People of the Mirage — "The Queen wis...Ah, the People of the Mirage — "The Queen wishes to speak to you..." Stuff of my dreams. I love the chapter V color illustration, but of course they're all really nice.<br /><br />Like most Golden Age illustrators, the color illustrations are like gems. And I truly have to admit my weakness and love for fantasy illustrations over everyday scenarios, so yes, from Chapter IV on, I'm hooked. I think I still like Lathrop's Down-Adown Derry best, but it's a close call with this one, I think it's just because Down-Adown Derry is pure fantasy. I know I would love best a 'Best of Dorothy Lathrop' anthology collecting the gems from all her books, including 'Fairy Circus', 'Mopsa The Fairy' and 'Treasure of Carcassonne'.<br /><br />Nicely presented — thanks Annie!Thomas Haller Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.com