Very little is known about artist
Jennie Harbour (1893-1959) -she doesn't even have her own wikipedia page! She illustrated many fairy tales in the
Art Deco era, and if you need a little Art 101 refresher like I did, according to wikipedia: "It is an
eclectic style that combines traditional
craft motifs with
Machine Age imagery and materials. The style is often characterized by rich colors, bold
geometric shapes and lavish ornamentation."
Cinderella:
Little Red Riding Hood:
Sometimes simple black and white can be more striking than lush color. I love the little wolf lurking in the corner of this one-
Sleeping Beauty:
Hansel and Gretel:
More of Jennie Harbour's illustrations can be viewed over on
Surlalune.
These are lovely. Her people remind me a little of Gustav Klimt.
ReplyDeleteWow, the Cinderella one is particularly striking. The Hansel and Gretel one actually reminds me of Tolkien's drawing of the troll's scene. Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteI love this illustrator. I have a little foldout book that has all the color illustrations you posted up and a few more. It's so magical and inspiring for my own art.
ReplyDeleteI became fascinated with the work of Jennie Harbour and decided to write her story. I also created a web site dedicated to her work. The link is here, if anyone is interested.
ReplyDeletehttps://sites.google.com/site/jennieharbour/
Please don't link to other people's images - this is Blogger, you can easily upload images to your own gallery and not steal bandwidth.
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