Editorial: DigiCat
Idioma: Inglés
ISBN: 8596547376330
Formatos: ePub (con DRM de Adobe)
Editorial: DigiCat
Idioma: Inglés
ISBN: 8596547376330
Formatos: ePub (con DRM de Adobe)
The Greek fabulist Aesop is thought to have lived from 620 to 560 BC. Legend depicts him as a slave with a gift for talking his way out of trouble or punishment, often reciting his fables to illustrate an injustice or human folly. He is also often described as having many physical deformities and a speech impediment. Mentioned by other classical writers such as Herodotus and Aristotle, Aesop is believed to have died by being thrown off a cliff in punishment for stealing a precious goblet.
Walter Crane (1845-1915) was born in Liverpool. By his mid-twenties he had become a socialist and illustrated the party’s journals. He worked with William Morris who, like Crane, was a designer frustrated by industry infringement on craftmanship. Crane and Morris, among others, established the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society. Crane continued to create political artwork, and his heralded May Day pieces were published in Cartoons for the Cause. In addition to The Claims of Decorative Art, Crane’s book publication includes The Bases of Design and Line and Form.