Interpretive wood-engraving
Subtitle: the story of the Society of American Wood-Engravers / William H. Brandt.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781584562672
Subjects: Society of American Wood Engravers; Wood engraving, American -- 19th century
Other titles: Story of the Society of American Wood-Engravers
Description: "Recounts the history of the Society of American Wood-Engravers in the nineteenth century and discusses its wood-engravers, including Alexander Anderson, William J. Linton, Anna Botsford Comstock, Timothy Cole, and Elbridge Kingsley. Illustrated"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The lost art of interpretive wood-engraving; title: Rising above "this lamentable condition"; title: The brief life of the Society of American Wood-Engravers; title: Scribner's vs. Harper's competition spurs excellence; title: Printing high-quality wood-engravings for Harper's and the Century magazines; title: The role of the Grolier Club; title: Achieving goals : the portfolio; title: A few relevant publications; title: Exhibitions; title: Men and women of the Society of American Wood-Engravers; title: Collecting wood-engravings; title: Coda; title: Memories of wood-engraving.