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Illustrations in Books

This gallery of illustrations is linked to information about individual artists and the genres and time periods in which they have worked.

[Mice burning their masks]

[Mice burning their masks]

“Excuse me,” he asked the one-who-runs, “am I perhaps your little piece?”

“Excuse me,” he asked the one-who-runs, “am I perhaps your little piece?”

“And how about the colors, Frederick?” they asked anxiously.

“And how about the colors, Frederick?” they asked anxiously.

Matthew became a painter. He worked hard and painted large canvases filled with the shapes and colors of joy.

Matthew became a painter. He worked hard and painted large canvases filled with the shapes and colors of joy.

The Family of Man

The Family of Man

N is for Narrative

N is for Narrative

Islands of Unwisdom (Final)

Islands of Unwisdom (Final)

Build a snowman…

Build a snowman…

The boy walked down to the lake and pushed his sailboat…

The boy walked down to the lake and pushed his sailboat…

Silly Squirrels Squabbling Suitably Shrilly

Silly Squirrels Squabbling Suitably Shrilly

This made Dorothy so very angry that she picked up the bucket of water…

This made Dorothy so very angry that she picked up the bucket of water…

So the wolf huffed and he puffed, then he puffed and he huffed…

So the wolf huffed and he puffed, then he puffed and he huffed…

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Story of Doctor Dolittle

The Story of Doctor Dolittle

“I Pray You, Speak Again To My Brothers”

“I Pray You, Speak Again To My Brothers”

The Bad Blonde

The Bad Blonde

[Woman with Orange Moon]

[Woman with Orange Moon]

Sleep No More

Sleep No More

The Sky Block

The Sky Block

[Couple and moon]

[Couple and moon]

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