This week marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of British illustrator John Leech (Aug. 29, 1817). As a teenager, Leech studied medicine, but when his father’s business failed, the young man turned to his first love – drawing – to help support his family. Leech’s first success was producing humorous lithographs in the 1830s. …
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Special Collections’ newest small exhibit, The Tale of Beatrix Potter, commemorates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Beatrix Potter. The exhibit, which runs through the end of August, was curated by the Spring/Summer Special Collections interns. Beatrix Potter was born in 1866 in the United Kingdom. In her earliest years, she proved to be …
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February’s Victorian Book of the Month is The Quiver of Love, published in 1876 by Marcus Ward & Co. Pictorial greeting cards for a variety of holidays came into fashion during the 1870s, and the Marcus Ward firm was one of the most prolific publishers of such cards in the British Isles. Kate Greenaway and …
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