Kate Greenaway
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Catherine Greenaway was an English Victorian artist and writer, known for her children's book illustrations. She received her education in graphic design and art between 1858 and 1871 from the Finsbur
Kate Greenaway by Elliott & Fry
Pencil drawing of John Greenaway at work, by Birket Foster
Greenaway at age 16
Greenaway illustrated "Diamonds and Toads" for Frederick Warne & Co in 1871.
Walter Crane
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Walter Crane was an English artist and book illustrator. He is considered to be the most influential, and among the most prolific, children's book creators of his generation and, along with Randolph C
Kate Greenaway
…permitted in the women's classes, she enrolled in night classes at Heatherley School of Fine Art where she met Edward Burne-Jones, Edward Poynter, and Walter Crane. In 1871 she enrolled in the Slade School of Fine Art, where Poynter was head master. Determined to break from Henry Cole's rigid curriculum, he exhorted…
Walter Crane, c. 1886
Portrait of young Walter Crane painted by his father
"A Garland for May Day 1895" woodcut
Crane's interest in Japanese art is evident in this 1874 cover of a toy book, printed by Edmund Evans.