:: art to enchant ::

June 29, 2004 12:14 PM

Art to Enchant: Some of the works of Shakespeare as interpreted by various illustrators throughout the centuries.
posted by iconomy (10 comments total)

Excellent stuff, though you knew that already. Thanks, iconomy. Very nicely organized, and I especially like the broad range of styles. This one reminds me of Hirschfeld. But then, what doesn't?
posted by soyjoy at 1:45 PM on June 29, 2004

See also Harry Rusche's outstanding Shakespeare Illustrated (and his companion site, devoted to theatrical postcards).
posted by thomas j wise at 2:41 PM on June 29, 2004

[this is good]
posted by dg at 3:15 PM on June 29, 2004

Lovely stuff -- thanks for posting it, iconomy! (And from my alma mater, no less. O Wash U.! Sweet giver of student loans, I love thee so!)
posted by scody at 4:07 PM on June 29, 2004

Nice site, thanks!
posted by hama7 at 4:56 PM on June 29, 2004

Great! And good links, thomas j wise.

I really loved all the examples by Eric Gill on this page. so I looked him up, and it turns out he's the "Gill Sans" Eric Gill. More wonderful examples of his type/illumintion work here and here.
posted by taz at 10:38 PM on June 29, 2004

reminds me of the meetup
posted by sgt.serenity at 6:34 AM on June 30, 2004

Here's James Christensen's crazy game of name all the Shakespeare characters.
posted by Shane at 12:31 PM on June 30, 2004

Wonderful post, iconomy...and great in thread links too! There is some cool Shakespeare-related artwork at the Polish poster gallery too.
posted by madamjujujive at 1:16 PM on June 30, 2004

I saw a copy of Charles and Mary Lamb Tales From Shakespeare in a nearby antique store, and really liked the pictures in that one. Unfortunately, I've looked through a few versions of the tales unline and they don't have the illustrations with them.

I've been trying to keep myself from buying it, but I might fail.

I really liked the Eric Gill pictures, too. Nice stuff.
posted by bragadocchio at 5:17 PM on June 30, 2004