Fritz Wegner Archive

Fables, Fantasy and Fairy Tales

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N.P. James

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Eminent childrens' book illustrator Fritz Wegner, born Vienna 15th September 1924, died London 15th March 2015. His early assignments included work in the 1940s for Lilliput Magazine, Dorothy L. Sayers and Enid Blyton, with book covers for Raymond Chandler The Long Goodbye' and the first UK edition of Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.In the late 1950s he moved away from advertising and commercial work to focus on childrens' literature. Renowned titles include The Hamish Hamilton books of Princes and Princesses, 1963/64, The Marvellous Travels and Adventures of Baron Munchausen 1967, Fattypuffs and Thinigers by Andre Maurois.In the 1980s and '90s he illustrated books by Allan Ahlberg, Michael Rosen and Brian Alderson.He also created over forty stamps for the Royal Mail. The Fritz Wegner Archive documents phases of his art from the 1950sto the 2000s It includes comprehensive images scanned from originals in the collection of over 3,500 graphic works. The publication is authorised by executors of the estate of the artist.

Release date NZ

December 5th, 2018

Author

N.P. James

Pages

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Dimensions

203x254x6

ISBN-13

9781086503593

Product ID

31357635

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