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Wood blocks (printing blocks)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Blocks of wood on which designs, words, or other images are cut to print, usually as relief images, whether on paper, fabric, or other material.
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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Collection of Bookplates by John W. Evans

 Collection
Call Number: BKP 127
Abstract:

This collection includes bookplates designed by John W. Evans (1855-1943), a master wood engraver born in Brooklyn, NY.

Dates: 1917-1942
Found in: Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library Special Collections > Collection of Bookplates by John W. Evans

Collection of Gillett Griffin production materials for A Mouse’s Tale

 Collection
Call Number: AOB 116
Abstract:

The collection contains illustrations, proofs, and sketches created by Gillett Griffin for the publication of A Mouse’s Tale.

Dates: circa 1951-1965
Found in: Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library Special Collections > Collection of Gillett Griffin production materials for A Mouse’s Tale

Jacques Hnizdovsky collection

 Collection
Call Number: AOB 61
Abstract:

This small collection contains primarily examples of the bold graphic style Hnizdovsky adopted toward the end of his career in the 1970s and 1980s. Some of the prints are hand colored; many are signed editions.

Dates: 1944-1987, bulk 1970-1985
Found in: Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library Special Collections > Jacques Hnizdovsky collection

John O. C. McCrillis Designs and Art Work

 Collection
Call Number: AOB 18
Abstract:

The collection consists of examples of graphic designs and art works created by John McCrillis, including painting and drawing, relief printing, lettering, and typography. Examples are drawn from his work at the Yale University Press as well as his freelance work and works produced at McCrillis’s Penny-Whistle Press.

Dates: 1938-2003
Found in: Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library Special Collections > John O. C. McCrillis Designs and Art Work

Donald Oenslager collection of Edward Gordon Craig

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 424
Abstract: Collection contains materials collected by Donald Oenslager documenting the life and career of Edward Gordon Craig, including correspondence, writings, artwork and materials related to theater design, photographs and subject files. Correspondence includes letters between Craig, Isadora Duncan and Paris Singer, letters between Oenslager and various individuals concerning his collection and interest in Craig, and third party letters. Writings include holographs, typescripts, clippings and...
Dates: 1881-1975
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Donald Oenslager collection of Edward Gordon Craig

Betsy Beinecke Shirley collection of American children's literature

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 764
Abstract: Collection consists of manuscripts (correspondence and drafts of writings), illustration material (drawings in all media, photographs, book dummies, and printing blocks and plates), and publication proofs by various authors and artists including Louisa May Alcott, Alexander Anderson, Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel, Gelett Burgess, Harrison Cady, Palmer Cox, F. O. C. Darley, W. W. Denslow, Jo Mora, Peter Newell, and Symeon Shimin, as well as work produced for the McLoughlin Brothers...
Dates: 1640-2001
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Betsy Beinecke Shirley collection of American children's literature