Arthur RackhamBritish, 1867–1939The House that Jack Built
May one see it?
Not receiving at present
Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- E.173-1969
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Meanwhile, in the life of Arthur Rackham
The whole life1912
Gold medal at the Barcelona International Exposition
He wins another gold medal, at the Barcelona International Exposition.
1914
Exhibition at the Louvre
His works are shown in an exhibition at the Louvre in Paris; by other accounts it was a solo show.
1914
The war shrinks the market for gift books
The Golden Age of British book illustration rested on a strong market for high-quality illustrated books, typically given as Christmas gifts; many of Rackham's appeared as de luxe limited editions, often vellum-bound and usually signed. The outbreak of war in 1914 curtailed that market, and in the 1920s the public's taste for fantasy and fairies declined as well.
