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Rhymes of Early Jungle Folk: A Replica of the 1922 Edition Featuring the Poems of Mary E. Marcy with Woodcuts by Wharton Esherick Hardcover - 2015 - 1st Edition

by Contribution by The Wharton Esherick Museum; Mary E. Marcy; Wharton Esherick (Illustrator)


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This facsimile edition of a 1922 children's book features seventy-three dynamic and whimsical woodcut illustrations--the first woodcuts that the famed American craftsman Wharton Esherick produced. A high-quality replica authorized by the Wharton Esherick Museum, this book reveals the foundation of Esherick's direction as an artist. Edited by Museum director Paul Eisenhauer, it also features a foreword by Museum assistant curator Laura Heemer. The illustrations frame verses that introduce children to the principles of evolution, a highly controversial topic at the time: the book was published three years before the famous Scopes "Monkey" trial of 1925 that resulted in the inclusion of the teaching of evolution in public schools. Drawn by the excitement of the controversy, Esherick threw his passion into these illustrations. Afterward he would go on to carve over 300 woodcuts, leading to decorative carving, and ultimately, to Esherick's realization that he was a sculptor rather than a painter.

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  • Title Rhymes of Early Jungle Folk: A Replica of the 1922 Edition Featuring the Poems of Mary E. Marcy with Woodcuts by Wharton Esherick
  • Author Contribution by The Wharton Esherick Museum; Mary E. Marcy; Wharton Esherick (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 128
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Schiffer Publishing
  • Date 2015
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780764349379 / 0764349376
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.7 in (23.37 x 15.75 x 1.78 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Poetry
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014958489
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.52

About the author

Mary E. Marcy was a leading socialist writer in the early 20th century. American artist and craftsman Wharton Esherick (1887-1970) is known primarily as a sculptor and furniture maker. His studio in Paoli, Pennsylvania, is open to the public as part of the Wharton Esherick Museum.
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