Tuesday, March 25, 2014

T H White: Endpapers for The Sword and the Stone

Way better than Disney:

7 comments:

Karen Myers said...

Is that Franc C Papé? Looks like the illustrations for James Branch Cabell.

Steve Bodio said...

Hi Karen,

These are by Robert Lawson. I don't know, but I would think he is English (this is from the first edition, and White was relatively unknown in the US).

I need to pick your brain or rather beg a favor- will email.

Moro Rogers said...

Oo, Robert Lawson, author and illustrator of FERDINAND! (A very instructive book.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lawson_%28author%29

Moro Rogers said...

Erp, looks like he only illustrated FERDINAND.

Retrieverman said...

Bill Peet was still a great illustrator and animator. You can tell that his Kentuckiana roots played a big role in how he drew those Medieval English forests.

Anonymous said...

I agree the Disney movie was awful. In fact all of the original fairy tales are better then most of the Disney movies.

Moro Rogers said...

I've heard Bill Peet's vision for THE JUNGLE BOOK was more mystical, serious and, um, better, than the final product. I wouldn't be surprised if his original ideas for SWORD were better too.