By the end of the novel, Stuart has done many deeds and surmounted any obstacles, but is not finished or at rest: "I rather expect," he says, "that from now on I shall be traveling north until the end of my days." The pen-and-ink drawing features George sitting disheartedly on an old discarded rowing machine that he found while looking for the missing Stuart. Romance, or friendship, is short-lived, leaving the young mouse "alone with his broken dreams and his damaged canoe." The first of White's three great children's books, STUART LITTLE is a quest story, though not a quest with a traditional arc or dénouement. White's Stuart Little, like Thumbelina, is born to standard-sized human parents and takes his entitled place within his human family by right and without question, but suffers many tests and challenges as he makes his way in the world and works to thwart the family cat. First printing of White's first book for children, sold with an original pen-and-ink drawing by Garth Williams that appears on page 24 of the book. Early in his career, Knight painted murals in private homes and entered the field of magazine illustration starting with Mademoiselle in 1952, followed by House & Garden, Gourmet, McCalls, and Woman's Home Companion among others.Ĭondition: Fine in very good jacket.
He became best known as the illustrator for Kay Thompson's Eloise series and also created original artwork for a variety of clients including greeting cards, fashion advertisements, record albums and posters for Broadway musicals. American writer and artist Hilary Knight illustrated more that 50 books and authored nine. The entire piece measures 22 inches by 17 inches. The present illustration features supermodel Mariacarla Boscono wearing Givenchy by Tischi at the Musee Bourdelle. Knight was flown to Paris by Vanity Fair in 2006 to attend Paris Fashion Week, where he illustrated models from Armani, Dior, Givenchy, Christian Lacroix and Riccardo Tischi. Rare original watercolor fashion illustration by American artist Hilary Knight for Vanity Fair. This portfolio bears no limitation statement, but was likely produced only in a very small number. Included in this collection are: "Raiding Indians Steal Horses from Kino's Village" "Padre Kino Prays" "Kino's Soldiers and Pack Horses" "Padre Kino Enters Altar Valley 1687" "Kino's Soldiers and Apaches Battle" "La Compañía Valante" "Padre Kino Brings Cattle to the Altar Valley 1687" "Padre Kino Dies 1711" "Padre Kino Watching Over the Dead" "Padre Kino Crossing the River Colorado" "Padre Kino at Casa Grande" "Fiesta at San Xavier" "Indians Very Very Silently Pray" "Kino's Soldiers Join Captain Coro and Indians in Celebration" "Father Campo greets Kino at New Mission Site" "Indian Wedding and Baptism" "Heathen Indians Receive Kino with Arches and Crosses" "Indian Water Maidens" "New Church-New Hope" "Pima Indians Pick Cotton" A smaller book with a limitation of 250 copies was published the same year.
The rear page contains an original full color illustration by DeGrazia captioned "Midnight Sketch Tucson Arizona USA 1962 3AM" and signed thereunder. There is a four page description of the same size as the prints, with entries by Raymond Carlson of Arizona Highways Carl Schaeffer Dentzel of the Southwest Museum Thomas Hart Benton, Artists and Ross Santee, Artist. Housed in a cream-colored cloth portfolio with the author and title printed on the upper board the whole in the publisher's slipcase in matching cloth and with the author's name printed on the upper board. Twenty large 18 by 22 inch full color lithographs depicting the memorable events in the life of the popular, talented and heroic Eusebio Kino, SJ, sometimes called the most eminent and beloved Southwest pioneer.