The Yellow Book (April 1896)

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The Yellow Book April 1896 Art Table of ContentsA Study of Trees by Mary Newill p.32The Lady of Shalott by Florence RudlandCome Unto These Yellow Sands by H. Isabel AdamsA Reading from Herrick by Celia LevetusBinnorie, O Binnorie by Evelyn HoldenBookplate for Isobel Cave by Georgie Gaskin
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The Yellow Book, Volume IX  (Elkin Matthews & John Lane, 1896)

 Published between 1894 and 1897, ‘The Yellow Book’ promoted Aesthetic and Decadent styles.  All art in the April 1896 volume was by Birmingham School artists, and featured  an impressive array of works by women, including Celia Levetus, Georgie Gaskin, H. Isabel Adams, Evelyn Holden, and  Mary Newill.

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Birmingham School of Art

1885

The Birmingham School of Art, England's first Municipal School of Art, opened in 1885 in a Victorian Gothic building designed by John Henry Chamberlain.  Under the guidance of founding Director of Edward R. Taylor, it became an important site of Arts and Crafts design.

The Yellow Book

1894 to 1897

The Yellow Book, Volume IX

(Elkin Matthews & John Lane, 1896)

 

Published between 1894 and 1897, ‘The Yellow Book’ promoted the ‘Aesthetic’ and ‘Decadent’ styles.  The April 1896 volume [displayed] featured an impressive array of women of the Birmingham School, including Celia Levetus, Georgie Gaskin, H. Isabel Adams, and Mary Newill.

 

 

 

 

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Featured in Exhibit: 

Drawn to Books: Women Illustrators of the Birmingham School

Artist: 

  • Birmingham School Illustrators

Image Date: 

1896