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"He liked the mash meant for the chickens," Illustration design for The Biggest Bear
"He liked the mash meant for the chickens," Illustration design for The Biggest Bear
"He liked the mash meant for the chickens," Illustration design for The Biggest Bear

"He liked the mash meant for the chickens," Illustration design for The Biggest Bear

Artist Lynd Ward (American, 1905-1985)
Author Lynd Ward (American, 1905-1985)
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Boston, Massachusetts, founded 1880)
Datec. 1952
MediumGray gouache heightened with white on illustration board
DimensionsImage: 36.2 x 30.4 cm (14 1/4 x 11 15/16 in.)
Sheet (board): 38.2 x 30.4 cm (15 1/16 x 11 15/16 in.)
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.)
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LineTransfer from Rutgers University Libraries
Object number1986.0413.001
Collections
Exhibition History- Lively Art of Children's Books, 06/1987-08/1987, Bergen Museum, Paramus, NJ - Animal Fair: Birds, Beasts, and Bugs in Children's Book Illustrations, 06/05/2010-06/05/2011, Zimmerli Art Museum, Duvoisin Gallery - Lynd Ward Draws Stories: Inspired by Mexico's History, Mark Twain, and Adventures in the Woods, 07/07/2012-08/30/2013, Zimmerli Art Museum, Duvoisin Gallery
Exhibitions

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Image Not Available for “He will have a fine place to live, and all he wants to eat,” the men told Johnny. “And you can come and see him whenever you want,” Illustration design for The Biggest Bear
“He will have a fine place to live, and all he wants to eat,” the men told Johnny. “And you can come and see him whenever you want,” Illustration design for The Biggest Bear
Lynd Ward
1952
Image Not Available for “The next day when they went in swimming, Davey dove head-first off the springboard,” Illustration design for Nic of the Woods
“The next day when they went in swimming, Davey dove head-first off the springboard,” Illustration design for Nic of the Woods
Lynd Ward
c. 1965
Image Not Available for Illustration design for Snowy and Woody, page 7: "Every summer his friend Kitty, the gull, comes to visit Snowy."
Illustration design for Snowy and Woody, page 7: "Every summer his friend Kitty, the gull, comes to visit Snowy."
Roger Duvoisin
1979
"Everyone wanted to go home..." from Popcorn
"Everyone wanted to go home..." from Popcorn
Frank Asch
1979
Image Not Available for Illustration design for Snowy and Woody, pages 20-21: "...Hunters are coming!" cries Kitty. "Snowy, lie down in the grass! Woody, you cover him!"
Illustration design for Snowy and Woody, pages 20-21: "...Hunters are coming!" cries Kitty. "Snowy, lie down in the grass! Woody, you cover him!"
Roger Duvoisin
1979
Image Not Available for Illustration design for Snowy and Woody, pages 28-29: "The snow makes Snowy long for his Arctic ice pack. And it makes Woody remember the warm cave where he spends winter."
Illustration design for Snowy and Woody, pages 28-29: "The snow makes Snowy long for his Arctic ice pack. And it makes Woody remember the warm cave where he spends winter."
Roger Duvoisin
1979
Illustration design for Snowy and Woody, pages 22-23: "Snowy and Woody ...go fishing in the stream and the lake..."
Illustration design for Snowy and Woody, pages 22-23: "Snowy and Woody ...go fishing in the stream and the lake..."
Roger Duvoisin
1979
Image Not Available for Illustration design for Snowy and Woody, pages 8-9: "...Snowy plunges into the sea and sets out. Kitty shows him the way. They travel for days and days, until one morning they come to a beautiful green country...."
Illustration design for Snowy and Woody, pages 8-9: "...Snowy plunges into the sea and sets out. Kitty shows him the way. They travel for days and days, until one morning they come to a beautiful green country...."
Roger Duvoisin
1979
Image Not Available for "As Mark picked up the bird to look at it, Laird and his second came out of the gulch," Illustration design for America's Mark Twain
"As Mark picked up the bird to look at it, Laird and his second came out of the gulch," Illustration design for America's Mark Twain
Lynd Ward
c. 1962
Image Not Available for "After the first lesson the teacher said, 'Mr Clemens, you can fall off a bicycle more ways than the man who invented it!'," Illustration design for America's Mark Twain
"After the first lesson the teacher said, 'Mr Clemens, you can fall off a bicycle more ways than the man who invented it!'," Illustration design for America's Mark Twain
Lynd Ward
c. 1962
Alternate endpaper design for A for the Ark
Alternate endpaper design for A for the Ark
Roger Duvoisin
1952
"The first to arrive was Betty." from Popcorn
"The first to arrive was Betty." from Popcorn
Frank Asch
1979