Contemporary English Woodcuts [engraved block for book cover design]
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 1922
Maker: Vivien Gribble (1888-1932)
Dimensions:
Block: 94 x 108 mm (9.4 x 10.8 cm)
Medium: Engraved boxwood block
Object number: P.2010.721.M
DescriptionWood engraved block comprising both type and image: the image portrays a semi-nude female figure, holding a staff and blowing a horn. This is the original engraved woodblock for the front cover illustration of 'Contemporary English Woodcuts' (Duckworth & Co., London; 1922). Written by Campbell Dodgson (Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, 1912-1932), 'Contemporary English Woodcuts' was an important book in that it recognised the vitality of a burgeoning movement, acknowledging the gathering pace of the wood engraving revival and giving credence to its credentials as a medium for contemporary book illustration.
