Sherlock Holmes in portrait and profile.
By: With an introd. by Vincent Starrett.
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 1963
Place of publication: [Syracuse, N.Y.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
Subjects: Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 -- Characters -- Sherlock Holmes.; Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character)
Description: This book follows the evolution of the public perception of Sherlock Holmes from the detective rendered in the portrait by William Gillette to the portrait by Basil Rathbone. Specifically, it follows the evolution of Holmesian portraiture in England and the United States over a period of 60 years--from the very first portrait by D.H. Friston in 1887 to an advertisement for Basil Rathbone's movie, Hound of the Baskervilles, in 1939.
Notes: Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 97-99)