Warren Chappell book layouts for a proposed Christmas book on commission for Alfred E. Hamill
Abstract
Four layouts accompanied by a 4 p. ALS from Hamill to Chappell dated 10 April 1949 concerning these layouts and the book of fables for which they were intended, and by a set of notes on the letter and layouts written out by Chappell in April of 1967, signed and dated.
Dates
- Creation: 1949-1967
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1949 - 1949
Creator
- Chappell, Warren, 1904-1991 (Person)
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
General Note
Originally intended for an edition of selected fables of Ivan Andreevich Krylov in translation; some of the art work was eventually used for one of the original collections of fables by Hamill illustrated by Philip Reed: Five or more fables. Lake Forest, Illinois : Centaurs, 1951.
Subject
- Reed, Philip (Philip G.), 1908- (Person)
- Krylov, Ivan Andreevich, 1768-1844 (Person)
- Hamill, Alfred E. (Alfred Ernest), 1884-1953 (Person)
- Chappell, Warren, 1904-1991 (Person)
- Status
- Catalog Record Only
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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