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The Dancing Bear, 1901. Artist: Edward Henry Wehnert

The Dancing Bear, 1901. The Brave Little Tailor or The Valiant Little Tailor or The Gallant Tailor, is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. From Grimm's Household Stories collected by the Brothers Grimm. [George Routledge & Sons, Limited, London, 1901]

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Milwaukee River, at Milwaukee, 1874. Creator: Alfred Waud

Milwaukee River, at Milwaukee, 1874. Busy scene on the quayside of the largest city in the state of Wisconsin, USA. The river, indeed, is an attractive resort, and a pair of four-oared shells are often to be seen pulling briskly among the fleet of steamers and sailing-vessels ever moving in the stream'. From "Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In, A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes...with Illustrations on Steel and Wood by Eminent American Artists" Vol. II, edited by William Cullen Bryant. [D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1874]

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Behind the bar, 1952. Creator: Shirley Markham

Behind the bar, 1952. Illustration for "Mr Polly" by HG Wells. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952. The writer, artist, poet, and illustrator Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) was one of her tutors, and her style of drawing was also influenced by other British illustrators such as Edward Ardizzone, Quentin Blake and Edward Bawden. Markham spent time in the Dolomite Mountains in Italy, and also visited Rome, sketching classical buildings. After graduating from Central, she worked as a graphic designer, producing book illustrations, cartoons for comics, menus and programmes. She gave up her promising career however when she got married in 1957. Middle-class women at that time were expected to devote their energies to bringing up children and running the home, and despite her obvious talent, she lacked the confidence to return to illustration. Her portfolio remained in the family attic for many years, but now her work is published here for the first time

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