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Art and Architecture Genre
Books in the Art and Architecture genre:
The Art of Pen Drawing (1927)
How to draw with a pen.
Author(s):
G. Montague Ellwood
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Et al
Batiking at Home (1930)
A handbook for beginners prepared especially for the Woman's Home Companion.
The Rhythm of the Redman (1930)
A collection of Native American songs and dances.
Author(s):
Julia M. Buttree
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Behind the Battlements (1931)
Three stories set in fortified cities of France, along with short historical essays on life in the old days.
Author(s):
Gertrude Linnell
Illustrator(s):
Helene Carter
The Memoirs of Benvenuto Cellini (1932)
The autobiography of a Renaissance goldsmith and sculptor.
Author(s):
Robert Henry Hobart Cust
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
All the Ways of Building (1933)
A history of architecture through the ages.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Louise Lamprey
Illustrator(s):
Helene Carter
Edward Lear on My Shelves (1933)
A catalog of the extensive collection of Edward Lear which was later donated to the Harvard Houghton Library.
Author(s):
William Bradhurst Osgood Field
Illustrator(s):
Edward Lear
The Old Water-Colour Society’s Club: Eleventh Annual Volume 1933-1934 (1934)
A collection of articles and images published for the members of the club.
Author(s):
Arthur Rackham
Various
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Et al
English Illustration: The Nineties (1935)
A study of English book illustration in the 1890’s.
Author(s):
James Thorpe
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Et al
Working Together: The Inside Story of the Hader Books (1937)
An illustrated look at how two artists work together.
Author(s):
Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
Illustrator(s):
Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
Statues of Abraham Lincoln (1939)
Author(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Photographs
Louis Slobodkin
American Artist: March 1945 (1945)
Contains an article on James Daugherty.
Author(s):
Arthur L. Guptil
Various
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
Et al
Jacovleff and Other Artists (1946)
A collection of articles on various artists with examples of their work.
Author(s):
Martin Birnbaum
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Et al
Illustrators of Children’s Books: 1744-1945 (1947)
Essays on children’s book illustrators along with extensive bibliographies.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Robert Lawson
Bertha E. Mahony
May Massee
Lynd Ward
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Lynd Ward
Et al
Richard Doyle: His Life and Work (1948)
A short biography, a fairly complete bibliography and many illustrations.
Author(s):
Daria Hambourg
Illustrator(s):
Richard Doyle
Book Illustration (1952)
A collection of articles which originally appeared in Publishers’ Weekly.
Author(s):
Richard Williamson Ellis
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
Lynd Ward
Et al
John James Audubon (1954)
A biography of the great painter of American birds for young people.
Author(s):
John Kieran
Margaret Ford Kieran
Illustrator(s):
Christine Price
The First Book Library: Baseball, Gardening, Photography (1958)
A collection of books on various topics for children with illustrations.
Author(s):
Benjamin Brewster
Virgina Kirkus
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Helene Carter
Et al
William Blake (1960)
A brief biography of the poet and artist, including an extended essay on his illustrations for The Book of Job.
Author(s):
James Daugherty
Illustrator(s):
William Blake
James Daugherty
The Unicorn Who Wanted to Be Seen (1961)
The vision of a unicorn inspires an aging sculptor to make his masterpiece.
Author(s):
Lotte K. Hahn
Illustrator(s):
Christine Price