Artist: Walter Crane (1845 - 1915)
Nationality: British
Movement: Arts and Crafts Movement
Media: Illustration
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Biography:
Walter Crane worked in a variety mediums throughout his career including illustration, design, and writing but is best known for his work as an illustrator of children’s books. In addition, he was a leading figure in the Arts and Crafts movement and an advocate of art education. He taught in Manchester and Reading during the 1890’s and became principal of the Royal College of Art in 1898.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Walter Crane, Walter Crane*s Picture Book (London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1900), 1900
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Walter Crane, Danseuse aux Cymbales, 1894
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Walter Crane, The Hydropult, 19th - 20th century
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Walter Crane, The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book/withThirty-two pages of illustrations by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, First illustration, on page 1, of Old Mother Hubbard in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Second illustration, on page 2, of Old Mother Hubbard in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Fifth illustration, on page 6, of Old Mother Hubbard in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Third illustration, on page 3, of Old Mother Hubbard in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Third illustration, on page 3, of Orson and Valentine in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Second illustration, on page 2, of Orson and Valentine in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Fifth illustration, on page 6, of Orson and Valentine in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Fifth illustration, on page 6, of Puss in Boots in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Third illustration, on page 3, of Puss in Boots in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, First illustration, on page 1, of Puss in Boots in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Fifth illustration, onunnumbered page 6, of The Absurd ABC in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Third illustration, on unnumbered page 3, of The Absurd ABC in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, First illustration, on page 1, of Orson and Valentine in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Second illustration, on unnumbered page 2, of The Absurd ABC in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, First illustration, on unnumbered page 1, of The Absurd ABC in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Second illustration, on page 2, of Puss in Boots in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Sixth illustration, on page 7, of Old Mother Hubbard in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Seventh illustration, on page 8, of Puss in Boots in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Sixth illustration, on page 7, of Puss in Boots in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Seventh illustration, on page 8, of Old Mother Hubbard in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Fourth illustration, on unnumbered pages 4 and 5, of The Absurd ABC in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Sixth illustration, on page 7, of Orson and Valentine in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Sixth illustration, on unnumbered page 7, of The Absurd ABC in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Seventh illustration, on page 8, of Orson and Valentine in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Seventh illustration, on unnumbered page 8, of The Absurd ABC in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Fourth illustration, on unnumbered pages 4 and 5, of Orson and Valentine in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Fourth illustration, on unnumbered pages 4 and 5, of Puss in Boots in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Fourth illustration, on unnumbered pages 4 and 5, of Old Mother Hubbard in the book The Marquis of Carabas" Picture Book by Walter Crane/printed in colours by Edmund Evans (London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca. 1875]), circa 1875
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Walter Crane, Reverend Henry Parry, 19th - 20th century
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Walter Crane, The Yellow Dwarf(London & New York: George Routledge and Sons], ca. 1870
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Walter Crane, A Book of Old Songs (London: George Routledge and Sons, 1883), 1883
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Walter Crane, Princess Belle Etoile (London & New York: George Routledge and Sons, [ca. 1870]), ca. 1870
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Walter Crane, The Shepheard*s Calender by Edmund Spenser (New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1898), 1898
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Walter Crane, Plate 3 after page 3 in the book The Yellow Dwarf(London & New York: George Routledge and Sons], ca. 1870
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Walter Crane, Plate 2 after page 2 in the book The Yellow Dwarf(London & New York: George Routledge and Sons], ca. 1870
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Walter Crane, The History of Reynard the Fox ...Metrical Version of the Old English translation by F.S. Ellis (London: David Nutt, 1897), 1897

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (14)
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South London Gallery: Walter Crane (1845-1915): Wallpaper, Costumes and Book Design Alongside The Triumph of Labour
Founded by philanthropist William Rossiter, the South London Gallery opened on its present site in 1891. Rossiter was supported by a group of prominent contemporary artists, including John Ruskin and Frederic, Lord Leighton. The aim of the foundin...
Sara Tecchia Roma New York: R E A D: A New Series of Paintings by Duston Spear
Spear explains: “I took up a relationship with Crane’s text, what critic Deborah Frizzell called ‘ventriloquizing his lines in word-image conjunctions.’[1] Crane has this black and white take on war—so sarcastic and haunting—‘these men were born t...
Site Gallery: Fine lines
Maria Marshall uses a wide range of filmic techniques and digital special effects to create a psychological space for the continuing exploration of her roles as both mother and artist. Maria Marshall has shown widely in the USA & Europe but this i...
National Arts Club: BALTIC ART EXHIBITION STAGES WORLD PREMIERE IN THE UNITED STATES
From New York the exhibition will travel to Washington, DC.In a choice of venues that may be fitting, given the role of the International Monetary Fund in post-Soviet economics, the exhibition will be hosted in the IMF`s Gallery March 9 throug...
California Palace of the Legion of Honor: Animals Real and Imagined: Artists Books from the Permanent Collection
The illustrated books selected for display in Animals Real and Imagined span a period of exactly 400 years. The earliest work in the exhibition is a 1592 edition of engravings depicting flora, fauna, and insects by the Flemish artist Jacob Hoefnagel ...
Sculpture Center: Ayse Erkmen: Busy Colors
Twin images of a small, jewel-like metal object (a sculpture of a landmine) are scaled up to billboard proportions and cover the entire 3,000 square foot surface of the courtyard. Inside, SculptureCenters main exhibition space remains empty of obj...
Indianapolis Museum of Art: Eiteljorg Gallery of African Art Opens Tomorrow!
The gallery is divided into five sections representing major cultural/geographic zones: Northern, Western, Central, Southern and Eastern Africa. The display also explores three major themes: diversity, connections and change. ...
Lump gallery/projects: Alphabet and A to Z: Two Exhibitions Curated by Baltimore's PostTypography and Richmond's The Drama
The 60 alphabets featured in Alphabet were created by artists in North America, Europe, and Asia, and represent work from well-known typographers and designers as well as rising artists and design students. The alphabets in the exhibition re...
Portland Museum of Art: Leonard Baskin: Monumental Woodcuts
Monumental woodcuts--fashioned from multiple blocks joined together--were made as early as the Renaissance by artists such as Jacopo de Barbari, Hans Schufelein, and Albrecht Durer. The subjects were usually grand views, narrative compositions, or...
Van Gogh Museum: Reflections: Japan and Japonism

Come now, isn’t it almost a true religion which these simple Japanese teach us, who live in nature as though they themselves were flowers. And you cannot study Japanese art, it seems to me, without becoming much gayer and happier, and we must r...
Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London: After Hiroshima: Nuclear Imaginaries
After Hiroshima: Nuclear Imaginaries is timed to commemorate the 60th anniversary of this tragic time of man’s inhumanity to man and when the USA used Japan to test the power of a newly created weapon of mass destruction. The date was 6 August ...
Galeria Venezuela, General Consulate of Venezuala: Artistic Fusion: Valerie Craig, Kim Davolos, Cyril Donkor, Sandi Lovitz, Kyle Margiotta, Steve Oliver
Frank Bruno is an award-winning artist and teacher. A graduate of The York Academy of Arts, York, PA and he attended Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.  Bruno who teaches art marketing for the serious artist has won several awards in the Annual Manhat...
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art: Marsden Hartley: First Retrospective in over 20 Years
Widely acknowledged as the greatest of the early American modernists, Marsden Hartley (1877-1943) belonged to a circle of artists promoted by photographer and gallery owner Alfred Stieglitz that included Georgia O’Keeffe, John Marin, Arthur Dove, ...
Columbus Museum of Art: Illusions of Eden: Visions of the American Heartland
The exhibition and its national tour are sponsored by Philip Morris Companies Inc. Illusions of Eden is one component of The Heartland Project, a series of three traveling museum exhibitions and an interactive website that will evaluate t...

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