Ex-libris (bookplate) - Edith Craig
| Accession Nr.: | MLT 1689.1.43.b |
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| Artist/Maker: |
Craig, Edward Gordon (1872 - 1966) / graphic designer |
| Date of production: |
1898
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| Place of production: | Great-Britain |
| Inscription: | G. C. |
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| Materials: | paper |
| Dimensions: |
height: 10,5 cm
width: 7,5 cm
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The versatile Craig - being an actor, a graphic and a stage designer - started to draw in 1898, creating his early pieces. He is the father of puritan ex libris art, and always believed that nothing but the name, and a tiny, simple ornament can be present on an ex libris. In this case, he used only two motifs: a stylized flower on one and a lady’s hat on the other. He created a new trend with his reserved, simple graphic ornaments.
Literature
- Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Horányi Éva: Szecesszió. A 20. század hajnala. (Az európai iparművészet korszakai.). Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1996. - Nr. 1.77. (Horváth Hilda)
