Dear Peggy,
I have been doing quite a bit of research on British wood engravers and
illustrators, and there are a few sources available, however, American wood
engravers seem to be an elusive bunch. You may try a few publications:
1. American Wood Engraving : A Victorian History by William J. Linton
(himself a respected wood engraver and art director for Frank Leslie) this
is a reprinting of the 1882 original. Published in 1976 by the American Life
Foundation & Study Institute.
2. The Harper Establishment by Jacob Abbott, a reprint of the original 1855
edition, published by Oak Knoll Press in 2001.
3.The art of the American wood-engraver by Philip Gilbert Hamerton; James
Beebee Carrington, 1894, Charles Scribner's Sons.
4. Early American book illustrators and wood engravers, 1670-1870;
a catalogue of a collection of American books, illustrated for the most part
with woodcuts and wood engravings, in the Princeton Library. by Hamilton,
Sinclair.
Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press, 1968, ©1958
I would be curious to know where the Harper's and Leslie's archives are
located - best of luck to you.
Kraig
Kraig A. Binkowski
Head Librarian
Delaware Art Museum
800 South Madison St., Suite B
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 571-9590 x629
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Subject: [ARLIS-L] Harper's Magazine and Frank Leslie's Ill Newspaper
> Can anyone help me with these questions, or point me in the right
direction? Thanks!
>
> 1) Who were the engravers working for Harpers Magazine and Frank Leslie's
Illustrated News in the 19th century?
>
> 2) Where are the 19th century archives (papers, letters, contracts, etc.)
for these two publications?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Peggy Keeran
> Arts and Humanities Reference Librarian
> Penrose Library
> University of Denver
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