Fireside Book of Folk Songs by Margaret Bradford Boni

The limited poses of folkart characters are a feature. Notice how ‘stage perspective’ rather than ‘cinematic perspective’ is possible with this style. THE PROVENSENSĪlice and Martin Provensen created picture books with this sheet collage look on a white background.

Carle’s style was suited to everything from close ups to long shots. But take a look at the range of illustrations below. Note that Carle’s collage style is very well suited to the close ups required by that story.

You’re likely familiar with The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Artist Kenneth Mahood (1930-) The New Yorker The Golden Book of Biology, An Introduction to the Wonders of Life, Gerald Ames and Rose Wilder, illustrated by Charles Harper, 1967 かずのほん　まついのりこ 1975 Little Galoshes, Kathryn and Byron Jackson, illustrator J.P Miller,1949 ERIC CARLE Kenneth Mahood’s New Yorker cover below is a more contemporary example, with drawn dogs (instead of chickens). Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Cat Lover’s Animal Puns of the Tōkaidō, 1847-52 Art by Fabius (Alberto Fabio) Lorenzi 1925 Utagawa Yoshifuji, Horse zukushi, late 19th century They are examples of simultaneous narrative art. There’s an emphasis on repeatable patterns. These sheets have very little visually discernible organisation unless the viewer is acquainted with the story it tells. It seems we’ve always like to create images with animals that are important to us. Images like this go back as far as cave paintings, which we might also describe as ‘collage sheets’. Raoul Chareun (Cagliari, 1889 – Milan, 1949) There’s an expanded use of the word ‘collage’ to mean ‘a collection or combination of various things’. Clearly, someone has used a two different coloured pens to create this artwork. I first saw the following image described as a ‘collage sheet’. But when talking about illustration, a ‘collage’ work can give the appearance of having been made in this way, even when there’s no ‘sticking’ involved. Technically, a ‘collage’ is a piece of art made by sticking various different materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric on to a backing.

Fireside Book of Folk Songs by Margaret Bradford Boni