Margot Austin Vintage Nursery Rhyme

Original 1944 Art Book Print

 

Margot Austin [b. 1918 - d. 1999] American. Author & Illustrator of Children's books.

This image is called: Jack and Jill

Softly colored image that are gently rendered in bright watercolors. These illustrations have an almost primitive style, reminiscent of early Americana art. Her illustrations have a halo of soft focus - they are dreamy and child-like . . . a perfect style for her many children's book publications.

Salvaged from a 1944 first printing of a Platt & Munk nursery rhyme publication of Austin's illustrations.  The accompanying typeset nursery rhyme appears with the image as well as: Copr (copyright) The P. & M. (Platt & Munk) Co., Inc. is printed below the image.
 

This full color offset lithograph is printed on heavy pulp paper stock. Printing on the back. Age toning on the edges with considerable finger smudges present. Corners bumped with veining (from page turning) and some page edge chipping. Rough sewn binding edge present.
 None of these points adversely effect the image which is brilliant and bright.

 

* * BONUS * * This print also comes with an additional 1/3 page color offset lithograph by Austin
from the same Mother Goose nursery rhyme publication.

Austin's work is highly collectible and this wonderful 65+ year old illustration is an original print, not reproduction. The full page dimensions are 7.25 " inches x 8.50 " inches.

The series of illustrations of nursery rhymes that were created in the early to mid 1940s is very different from her later works and it is interesting to see her artistic progression.

These wonderful images arrive carefully packaged & unmatted - ready for framing and displayed.

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  Margot Austin was born in Portland, Oregon and attended the National Academy of Design
and the Art Students League in New York City.

Among her works was a notable series about small animals in the church of Parson Pease-Porridge, beginning with E. P. Dutton's 1941 publication of ''Peter Churchmouse'' and continuing with ''Gabriel Churchkitten'' (1942) which was made into an animated film short in 1944.

Other noted titles include ''Trumpet'' (1943), ''Poppet'' (1949) and ''Brave John Henry'' (1955). Austin also wrote and illustrated books for Jack and Jill magazine as well as Charles Scribner's Sons, E.P. Dutton, Rand McNally and the Platt & Munk publishers.



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