Wonder and Whimsy: The Illustrations of W. Heath Robinson

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Mar 4 2017 - May 21 2017

Delaware Art Museum

Wilmington, DE

While little known today, during his lifetime William Heath Robinson (1872 -1944) was ranked with Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac as one of England’s foremost illustrators. Beginning in the 1890s Robinson developed a linear style that looks back to the innovations of the Pre-Raphaelite illustrators and forward to the art nouveau creations of Aubrey Beardsley and others. He illustrated a broad range of texts, including William Shakespeare, Rudyard Kipling, and the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, in addition to children’s books he wrote himself. He is best remembered today for his humorous depictions of Rube Goldberg-like contraptions and gentle satires of contemporary life.

This exhibition features 65 illustrations, designs, and drawings created by Heath Robinson from the collection of the Heath Robinson Trust (UK).

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.

  • Works on Paper
  • British
  • 19th Century
  • William Heath Robinson

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