An Artist's Reminiscences

Walter Crane

doi:10.1017/CBO9781107705715

Walter Crane (1845–1915) is best remembered today as the illustrator of whimsical stories for children, but in fact he worked in many styles and genres throughout his life. The son of a painter, he was apprenticed to a wood engraver at the age of thirteen, and his father died shortly afterwards. By the time his apprenticeship was completed, Crane was painting as well as engraving, and joined the circle of the Pre-Raphaelites, being especially influenced by the politics of William Morris and the aesthetics of the Arts and Crafts movement. This highly illustrated 1907 autobiography traces his life from his childhood in Torquay through the difficult period following his father's death to his success as an illustrator and decorative artist, describing work, politics and travel. Crane may have felt that he was not given recognition as a serious painter, but this engaging account of a happy life does not show it.

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PREFACE
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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CHAP. I - OF EARLY LIFE AND ASSOCIATIONS, TORQUAY, 1845–57
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CHAP. II - REMOVAL TO LONDON, 1857, AND EARLY EXPERIENCES THERE UNTIL 1859
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CHAP. III - APPRENTICESHIP TO W. J. LINTON, 1858–62
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CHAP. IV - EARLY WORK, 1862–70
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CHAP. V - MARRIAGE AND VISIT TO ITALY, 1871–73
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CHAP. VI - LIFE IN THE “BUSH,” 1873–79
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CHAP. VII - RECORD OF WORK—ITALY REVISITED, 1880–84
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CHAP. VIII - ART AND SOCIALISM, 1885–90
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CHAP. IX - BOHEMIA—ITALY—VISIT TO AMERICA, 1890–92
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CHAP. X - KENSINGTON—HUNGARY—ITALY, 1892–1903
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INDEX
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Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Frontispiece
pp iii-iii

Colophon
pp iv-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

PREFACE
pp vii-viii

Contents
pp ix-x

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
pp xi-xiii

LIST OF PLATES
pp xiv-xvi

CHAP. I - OF EARLY LIFE AND ASSOCIATIONS, TORQUAY, 1845–57
pp 1-33

CHAP. II - REMOVAL TO LONDON, 1857, AND EARLY EXPERIENCES THERE UNTIL 1859
pp 34-44

CHAP. III - APPRENTICESHIP TO W. J. LINTON, 1858–62
pp 45-65

CHAP. IV - EARLY WORK, 1862–70
pp 66-109

CHAP. V - MARRIAGE AND VISIT TO ITALY, 1871–73
pp 110-153

CHAP. VI - LIFE IN THE “BUSH,” 1873–79
pp 154-208

CHAP. VII - RECORD OF WORK—ITALY REVISITED, 1880–84
pp 209-248

CHAP. VIII - ART AND SOCIALISM, 1885–90
pp 249-338

CHAP. IX - BOHEMIA—ITALY—VISIT TO AMERICA, 1890–92
pp 339-409

CHAP. X - KENSINGTON—HUNGARY—ITALY, 1892–1903
pp 410-497

INDEX
pp 498-520

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