Children's book illustrations and sketches, ca 1958-ca 1969 / Margaret Horder
Children's book illustrations and sketches, ca 1958-ca 1969 / Margaret Horder
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Date
ca 1958-ca 1969
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PXE 1708
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Physical Description
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Approximately 60 drawings (1 box)
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Fonds
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Copyright status : In copyright - Life of creator plus 70 years
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Approximately 60 loose ink and pencil drawings on paper of various sizes, ca 1958-ca 1969. Drawings are titled, signed, and mostly dated by the artist. These working sketches for illustrations were produced for several award-winning children’s books by authors Nan Chauncy, Joan Phipson and Patricia Wrightson during the 1950s and 1960s. Margaret Hor...
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Children's book illustrations and sketches, ca 1958-ca 1969 / Margaret Horder
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Contextual Information
Source
Donated by Val Wootton in 2017
Collection history
The donor acquired the drawings from UNSW Library in 2002
Administrative / Biographical history
Margaret Horder (c.1903-1978), illustrator and commercial artist, was born in Burwood, Sydney. She studied at Julian Ashton’s Sydney Art School and worked for an advertising agency, before freelancing for Australian Woman’s Mirror, Home and Sun. She moved to London in 1929 where she worked for Oxford University Press, illustrating two books a year...
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PXE 1708
Record Identifier
9O4z8qOn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9O4z8qOn
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9585248
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