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Thread #85282 Message #1583636
Posted By: Bard Judith
15-Oct-05 - 12:58 PM
Thread Name: Folksongs in Art
Subject: RE: Folksongs in Art
Two marvelous links with ballad illustrations:
The Bodleian Library's collection - http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/ballads/ballads.htm has scanned images from authentic broadside ballads. 'Bonnet so Blue' is illustrated on the link above, but there are many more in the searchable database, apparently.
George Wharton Edwards - http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/boeb/ beautiful wood-cut illustrations for over twenty songs, from 'Fair Margaret' to 'The Twa Corbies'.
You might also try the art of Tom Canty - contemporary book illustrator