Tales of mystery and imagination illustrated by harry clarke. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Tales of mystery and imagination illustrated by harry. See more ideas about harry clarke, illustration and irish art. Born in dublin, he was a leading figure in the irish arts and crafts movement. A friend gave me her parents copy of this 1923 rarity to scan. Harry clarkes hallucinatory illustrations for edgar allan. Harry clarke 18891931 was a leading figure in the irish arts and crafts movement, particularly noted for his work as a stainedglass artist.
Clarke was an irish stainedglass artist and book illustrator and a leading figure in the irish arts and crafts movement. Nightmares in decay features fullpage reproductions of all 32 of clarkes poe illustrations, as well as vignettes and variations. But beyond ireland, it was his illustrations that brought him international renown, particularly in the united states where printers flooded the market with pirated editions of the six illustrated books he produced between 1915 and 1931. A collection of short stories by edgar allan poe, illustrated by harry clarke. The collection includes many of the stories for which poe is best known, including the fall of the house of usher, the murders in the rue morgue, and the pit and the pendulum. First published in 1919, tales of mystery and imagination matched edgar allan poes best tales of horror and suspense with the expressive artwork of harry clarke. Hizmizzard ideas harry clarke, edgar allan poe, illustration. The irish artist also notably illustrated editions of the fairy tales of hans christian andersen and charles perrault, with images thatas you might imagineare likely to terrify some sensitive children.
You can check this book out on our website or in our gallery in oldwick, new jersey. Classic editions specializes in providing classic leather bound books, like poes tales of mystery and imagination from 1936. Halloween approaches so lets consider the finest illustrator of edgar allan poes stories, irish artist harry clarke. When it was first published in 1919, clarkes edition of poes tales of mystery and imagination featured 24 fullpage blackandwhite illustrations, as well as a handful of vignettes. Harry clarke, which was originally presented by the vineyard theater, has reopened at the minetta lane theater. This book brings together most of his work along with line drawings and illustrations some in colour by harry clarke. Aubrey beardsley once declared i am grotesque or i am nothing yet even his grotesquerywhich could be considerablestruggled to do. Tales of mystery and imagination calla editions edgar allan poe, harry clarke. This book contains 29 classic tales of mystery and imagination by edgar allan poe. Dark beauty focuses on the minute detail in harry clarkes stainedglass windows, particularly in the borders and lower panels of his work. Since edgar allan poes stories of suspense and horror were first compiled as. Edgar allan poe and harry clarke our inspiration tales.
Harry clarke was an irish artist who was known for his book illustrations and stained glass creations. It is pictured throughout with the incredible line drawings of harry clarke. Harry s clarke was one of the greatest makerdesigner of stained glass windows. First published in 1919, this volume contains 29 poe classicsthe telltale heart, the pit and the pendulum, the masque of the red death, the cask of amontillado and the murders in the rue morgue, among othersas well as harry clarkes dramatic and often disturbing illustrations for them. This beautifully designed volume reproduces more than thirty fullcolor and blackandwhite illustrations that give substance to the terrifying imagery of the telltale heat, the fall of the house of usher, the masque of the red. Tales of mystery and imagination illustrated by harry clarke this collection. The signature of harry clarke is in the lower left corner. Harry clarkes illustrations for poes tales of mystery. This book, with clarkes imaginings of poes macabre tales, was the first to establish him as an illustrator. Posted in edgar allan poe, harry clarke, hp lovecraft, the best of poe pendulum press, the tomb and other tales with tags edgar allan poe, h. Harry clarkes illustrations for poes tales of mystery and imagination.
Tales of mystery and imagination illustrated by harry clarke ebook. Harry clarke illustrations in vintage children books. Clarkes first published book illustrations fairy tales by hans christian andersen, 1916. Irish artist harry clarke 18891931 brought to life many characters and scenes of classic literature in the early twentieth century, during the golden age of book illustration. Tales of mystery and imagination harry clarke, edgar. Unique edgar allan poe and harry clarke calendars, teeshirts, cards and gift items. Harry clarke 17 march 1889 6 january 1931 was an irish stainedglass artist and book illustrator. Old finelined illustrations and classic tales that outgrim the newspapers front pages, twisting the grisly into the sublime, come together in a rare 1933 edition of edgar allan poes tales of mystery and imagination public library, with illustrations by the irish stainedglass and book artist harry clarke march 17, 1889january 6. This is a harry clarke illustration take from 1920s era book by edgar allen poe titled, tales of mystery and imagination that measures 10 12 x 7 78. Tales of mystery and imagination by poe, edgar allan, clarke, harry, and gaiman, neil and a great selection of related books, art and. If you really want to get a feel for what he saw, find some of his stained glass its mainly in ireland although there are some windows in the ashdown forest in south england and thers one over here in dorset. Tales of mystery and imagination by poe, illustrated by harry clarke ireland, 1889 1931.
Tales of mystery and imagination pageperfect nook book. Harry clarke completed his education in 19 and later moved to london to seek work as a book illustrator. Rare, arresting illustrations for edgar allan poes short stories by the irish stained glass and book artist harry clarke. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Poes tales of mystery and imagination ill by harry clarke. Harry clarkes illustrations for poes tales of mystery and imagination 1919. To only consider this aspect of his creativity is greatly misleading.
East of the sun and west of the moon, illustrated by kay nielsen 1922. The simple drawings compliment perfectly the dark, macabre stories. Lovecraft, harry clarke, professor hs wayback machine, tales of mystery and imagination, the best of poe pendulum press, the tomb and other tales on january 19, 2016 by manuel paul arenas. Buy tales of mystery and imagination illustrated by harry clarke by edgar allan poe, harry clarke isbn. This drama in three acts is a fictional account of the final day of harry clarke. But perhaps it is the irishman harry clarke who has come closest to evoking the delirious claustrophobia and frightening inventiveness of poeland. I dont need to tell you about edgar allen poe, since you already know him and his work.
However it has turned out to be a massive disappointment the reproductions are awful. The 20 calendars feature the classic illustrations by harry clarke from the 1919 edition of edgar allan poes tales of mystery and imagination. Harry clarke stained glass windows harry clarke 1889 to. Feb 20, 2012 this pin was discovered by chezza zoeller.
Henry patrick harry clarke was born 17 march 1889, younger son and third child of. Born in dublin, he was a figure in the irish arts and crafts movement. Harry clarke march 17, 18891931 was an irish stained glass artist and book illustrator. Later edition of harry clarkes tales of mystery and imagination. Clarkes illustrated edition of poe contained 8 fullcolor plates and 24 black and white illustrations. I already have a book of the complete works of edgar allan poe, but i bought. Harry clarke was an irish stainedglass artist and book illustrator. This edition is illustrated by harry clarke, with a signed binding. Being a huge harry clarke fan and an equally eager edgar allan poe fanatic, i couldnt wait to get my hands on this book. Classic illustrations of edgar allan poes stories by. The irish stained glass artist and illustrator harry clarke was prolific, producing, in his short life, over a hundred stained glass windows. The stories in tales of mystery and imagination are accompanied by the dazzling illustrations of a master of the trade. Tales of mystery and imagination encompasses twentynine of poes finest stories comprising all the terrifying and bewildering narratives that typify his work. Tales of mystery and imagination, harry clarke, first.
An illustration by harry clarke from edgar allan poes tales of mystery and imagination published in 1919. The illustration bears a quote from the novel which reads, deep, deep, and for ever, into some ordinary and nameless grave. Morella, ligeia, the murders in rue morgue, the masque of red death, the black cat and many others. Unlike print books, digital books are subject to vat. This fine book contains the work of one the worlds great storytellers. Hired by harrap publishers, some of his notable first works were fairy tales 1916 by hans christian andersen, followed by edgar allen poes tales of mystery and imagination. Its very important to pause here and realize that clarke wasnt just illustrating books. Since edgar allan poes stories of suspense and horror were first compiled as tales of mystery and imagination in 1902, many gifted artists have tried their hand at illustrating them, notably arthur rackham, edmund dulac and gustave dore. Posted in art with tags 1919, 20th century, drawing, e. Poes tales of mystery and imagination, illustrated. Tales of mystery and imagination illustrated by harry clarke edgar allan poe, harry clarke on. By this time, however, harry was already planning and working on tales of mystery and imagination by e.
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