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Wharton Esherick's Illuminated and Illustrated Song of the Broad-Axe: By Walt Whitman (Hardcover)
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Wharton Esherick's Illuminated and Illustrated Song of the Broad-Axe: By Walt Whitman (Hardcover)
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In 1922, Wharton Esherick showed a copy Rhymes of Early Jungle
Folk, which he had illustrated with woodcut prints, to Harold
Mason, owner of the Centaur Bookshop in Philadelphia. Impressed by
what he saw, Mason asked Esherick to illustrate Walt Whitman's Song
of the Broad-Axe, which Mason published in a limited edtion in
1924. Inspired by the woodcuts, Esherick created a hand-bound
prototype book of Whitman's poem, using prints made directly from
his blocks and hand-lettering it in Esherick's own calligraphic
style. Illuminated letters were used to begin paragraphs, and
spaces at the end of lines were filled with blue and yellow
drawings that reflect the content of the verses. The result of this
labor of love was a work of art, 17 x 12 inches, with pages of
handmade paper, folded and uncut. This book is a reproduction of
Esherick's prototype, authorized by the Wharton Esherick Museum in
Paoli, Pennsylvania. Though this edition is smaller than the
prototype book, the original was carefully scanned and printed to
provide as true a reproduction as possible. It faithfully captures
the artist's vision and skill and, for the first time, makes this
wonderful work available to the general public. It will be
appreciated by all admirers of Esherick, Whitman, and lovers of
fine books.
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