The Art of Alice and Martin Provensen

日本でもたくさんの絵本が翻訳されて愛されているアリス&マーティン・プロベンセンの1947年から2005年までのアートワークをまとめた本です。

その生涯で40冊以上の絵本を作り、多くはニューヨークタイムズのベストイラストレーションブック・オブ・ザ・イヤーリストに登場しました。
マーガレット・ワイズ・ブラウンの『The Color Kittens』(1949年)の初期の作品から、コールデコット賞を受賞したタイトル「The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot」(1983年)など、プロベンセンの本はたくさんの子どもたちに影響を与えています。

1951年の『A Child's Garden of Verses』、1959年の『The Iliad and the Odyssey』、1960年の『Myths and Legends』など、古典の原画が美しく再現された絵本も収録されています、

娘のカレン・プロベンセン・ミッチェルとのインタビューは、彼らの人生とキャリアを照らし、アーカイブから多くの写真、引用、スピーチ、記録も収録されています。

プロベンセン夫妻のアートワークを一度にたくさん眺めると、表現の豊かさやその色彩の美しさに圧倒されてしまいます。

The Art of Alice and Martin Provensen
Contributor(s): Provensen, Alice (Author), Provensen, Martin (Author), Marcus, Leonard (Contribution by), Gottlieb, Robert (Contribution by), Provensen Mitchell, Karen (Contribution by)
EAN: 9781797209586
Publisher: Chronicle Chroma
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: March 01, 2022
Physical Info: 2.54 cms H x 21.08 cms L x 30.48 cms W (1.52 kgs) 240 pages

Publisher Marketing:
The Art of Alice and Martin Provensen is the first-ever monograph on this beloved midcentury husband-and-wife illustration team. This award-winning pair created more than 40 beloved children's books over the span of seven decades, many of which appeared on the New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year lists. From early favorites for Golden Books such as The Color Kittens by Margaret Wise Brown, 1949, to their Caldecott-winning title The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot, 1983, the Provensens' books inspired generations of young readers. Original paintings for their beloved classics such as A Child's Garden of Verses, 1951, The Iliad and the Odyssey, 1959, Myths and Legends, 1960 and many others, are beautifully reproduced and included here.
This comprehensive volume showcases hundreds of their well-known illustrations, as well as many never-before-seen paintings, drawings, and exquisite sketchbooks from their travels around the world. An interview with their daughter Karen Provensen Mitchell illuminates their life and career and includes many personal photographs, quotes, speeches, and memorabilia from their archive. An introduction by Leonard S. Marcus, a leading historian in children's literature, underscores the Provensen's importance and influence as illustrators and authors. Additionally, noted publisher and close family friend Robert Gottlieb, provides a personal essay that shares many of his memories with this cherished couple.
The Provensens' colorful, inimitable artwork is a treasure trove that has influenced generations of children, designers, illustrators, historians, and all who cherish classic children's books.