Own Your Own Cruikshank
No, really! If you’ve a spare $1,200 to $1,800 floating about in your pocket, of course.
I was recently drawn to a little place called Illustration House here in New York City. If you select the Index By Artist you may note that a couple big name children’s illustrators are up for purchase. The aforementioned George Cruikshank was the first I saw. No? How about a James Thurber instead? The adult illustrators far outweigh those who did work for children’s publications, but it’s definitely worth a peek just the same. Particularly if you happen to incline towards the "independently wealthy" end of the monetary spectrum.
Thanks to Drawn for the link.
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About Betsy Bird
Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Kirkus, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on BlueSky at: @fuse8.bsky.social
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