Books 17 Mar 2011 08:15 am
Fire Dog
- Fire Dog is a book from Whitman Publishing. It’s not a “Little Golden Book” (Western Publishing), but it sure looks like one in many ways. The book was written by Lee Julian and illustrated by Charles Clement. Clement made a name for himself with a version of The Night Before Christmas. Fire Dog is the sequel to Dally, the successful 1951 book by the pair.
I’ve decided to post all of the illustrations. The type is built into the layout (sometimes becoming part of the illustrations) so I include the type in the post.
Here are all the images, posted as double-page spreads.
The well-worn book’s cover.
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A closeup of the illustration.
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A closeup of the illustration.
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A closeup of the illustration.
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A closeup of the illustration.
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A closeup of the illustration
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A closeup of the illustration.
on 17 Mar 2011 at 10:19 am 1.Pierre said …
I love the children’s book illustrations from this period. I’ve always been a bit curious about the technique used to create them.
I’m guessing that the illustrations were rendered in water media (gouache perhaps) and pencil, using the illustration board surface to bring out texture.
But that’s just a guess. Does anyone really know what materials and techniques were used to produce these illustrations? It’s a style that has really been lost with time.
Pierre