DOI Heft:
No. 128 (November, 1903)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19880#0176
Studio-Talk
of his dainty and beautiful " Sutherland " bindings. has attained prominence in American publica-
We have pleasure in giving illustrations here of tions by his designs for page decorations and
three of his latest productions, carried out from covers. He has also done excellent book-plates,
designs by Mr. Leon V. Solon and Mr. Walter posters and bindings. He has travelled and
Crane. studied for some years in France. His drawings
of old architecture are rendered in a strong decora-
We give on p. 160 illustrations of some clever tive spirit, with a bold style of heavy lines, supple-
designs for a silver jewel-casket, a silver inkstand, mented by touches of flat colour. As pictures they
and a clock-case, by Mr. Ernest Smith. The clock are wonderfully real, as well as being satisfying bits
is intended to be cast in silver, with enamelled dial, of decoration. His original way of seeing things,
and base in oak. The height, including the base, and the determined manner in which he expresses
is fifteen inches. his impressions, in good terms with tasteful selec-
tion, lift his drawings above the multitude of
Mr James Preston, a drawing by whom is mere pictorial sketches which often profess to tell
illustrated on page 161, is a young artist who more and fail to do as much. Mr. Preston has
made many successful
drawings of child life,
excellent as illustrations
and having that decorative
quality so necessary to the
making of pleasing pages
and artistic books. His
designs for page ornamen-
tation are always thought
out for their effect when
combined with type; they
are never too severe, and
are always made interest-
ing with imaginative sym-
bolism. A delightful vein
of fancy is found in his
drawings of Dream
Country ; castellated towns
of wonderful architecture,
houses, churches, and
chateaux built of flowing
lines out of decorative
landscapes combined in a
most pleasing and highly
artistic manner. This
strong imaginative style,
with his sympathy for child
life, ought to make him
a most happy illustrator
of fairy tales. The serious
decorative qualities of his
work promise well for his
artistic future.
On p. 162 we give an
illustration of a portrait
study by Miss Tayler
Greene, a young artist who
' sutherland binding designed by walter crane
executed by g. t. bagguley has received the greater
159
of his dainty and beautiful " Sutherland " bindings. has attained prominence in American publica-
We have pleasure in giving illustrations here of tions by his designs for page decorations and
three of his latest productions, carried out from covers. He has also done excellent book-plates,
designs by Mr. Leon V. Solon and Mr. Walter posters and bindings. He has travelled and
Crane. studied for some years in France. His drawings
of old architecture are rendered in a strong decora-
We give on p. 160 illustrations of some clever tive spirit, with a bold style of heavy lines, supple-
designs for a silver jewel-casket, a silver inkstand, mented by touches of flat colour. As pictures they
and a clock-case, by Mr. Ernest Smith. The clock are wonderfully real, as well as being satisfying bits
is intended to be cast in silver, with enamelled dial, of decoration. His original way of seeing things,
and base in oak. The height, including the base, and the determined manner in which he expresses
is fifteen inches. his impressions, in good terms with tasteful selec-
tion, lift his drawings above the multitude of
Mr James Preston, a drawing by whom is mere pictorial sketches which often profess to tell
illustrated on page 161, is a young artist who more and fail to do as much. Mr. Preston has
made many successful
drawings of child life,
excellent as illustrations
and having that decorative
quality so necessary to the
making of pleasing pages
and artistic books. His
designs for page ornamen-
tation are always thought
out for their effect when
combined with type; they
are never too severe, and
are always made interest-
ing with imaginative sym-
bolism. A delightful vein
of fancy is found in his
drawings of Dream
Country ; castellated towns
of wonderful architecture,
houses, churches, and
chateaux built of flowing
lines out of decorative
landscapes combined in a
most pleasing and highly
artistic manner. This
strong imaginative style,
with his sympathy for child
life, ought to make him
a most happy illustrator
of fairy tales. The serious
decorative qualities of his
work promise well for his
artistic future.
On p. 162 we give an
illustration of a portrait
study by Miss Tayler
Greene, a young artist who
' sutherland binding designed by walter crane
executed by g. t. bagguley has received the greater
159