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The E-BNR aims to build a comprehensive & unique cross-artform guide to
the British neo-Romantic tradition,
from 1880 to the present day.
While the British Romantics of 1789-1824 have spawned a vast industry of
publishers, conferences & tourism, the later neo-Romantic traditions
remain largely neglected. The E-BNR is aimed at bringing this hidden
tradition to light.
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WHAT IS NEO-ROMANTICISM ?
Neo-Romantic artists have drawn their inspiration
from artists of the age of Romanticism or earlier.
Characteristic themes in their work include a
mystical approach to the British landscape...
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ENTRY: Rackham, Arthur
Arthur Rackham (b. September 19, 1867 – d. September 6, 1939) was a prolific
British book illustrator.
He was born in London as one of 12 children. At 18, he worked as a clerk at the Westminster
Fire Office and began studying at the Lambeth School of Art. In 1892 he quit his clerk's
job and started working for The Westminster Budget as a reporter and illustrator.
His first book illustrations were published in 1893. From then, until his death in 1939,
he illustrated innumerable books.
Major works of Arthur Rackham include the children's books
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (1906),
and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1907) and many others. While he may be
best known for his elaborate children's literature illustrations, he
also illustrated books for adult readers, e.g. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1908),
Undine (1909), The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie (1911)
(also known as Das Rheingold), English Fairy Tales, Goblin Market, short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, and several fairy tale books.
In 1903, he married Edyth Starkie, with whom he had one daughter, Barbara, in 1908.
Rackham won a gold medal at the Milan International Exhibition in 1906 and another
one at the Barcelona International Exposition in 1911. His works were included in
numerous exhibitions, including one at the Louvre in Paris in 1914.
Arthur Rackham died in 1939 in his home in Limpsfield, Surrey.
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