- Series Statement
- Children's classics, critically
- Uniform Title
- How to draw the world (Online)
- Alternative Title
- How to draw the world (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Introduction. How to read Harold -- A child-sized book -- "Taking a line for a walk" -- Carefully planned improvisation -- Type -- Blurring boundaries : art & life -- Windows. Part I, Motif & metaphor -- "The scourge of crayon vandalism" -- "I stubbed my toe on Harold and his damned purple crayon" -- Children's art -- Postwar America embraces children's creativity -- One, two, three dimensions, or, "And the moon went with him" -- The moon -- The purple crayon -- Color. Part I, Why these four? -- Narrative & perspective -- Humor -- Windows. Part II, The view from Johnson's desk -- Time -- The real Harolds -- Metapictures -- The big picture -- Where and when Is Harold? -- Cute! -- Color. Part II, Is Harold Black? -- Translating Harold -- Harold and the red crayon? -- Dream or nightmare? -- The end -- Harold and me -- Harold and you -- Afterword. Harold in the world.
- LCCN
- 2024019082
- OCLC
- ssj0003326409
- Author
Nel, Philip, 1969-
- Title
How to draw the world [electronic resource] : Harold and the purple crayon and the making of a children's classic / Philip Nel.
- Imprint
New York : Oxford University Press, 2024.
- Description
1 online resource (pages cm.)
- Series
Children's classics, critically
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Summary
"How to Draw the World: Harold and the Purple Crayon and the Making of a Children's Classic presents the key concepts surrounding the children's book Harold and the Purple Crayon written by Crockett Johnson. It explores several questions regarding the nature of reality and creative expression during the Cold War. Picture books are many people's introduction to looking closely while also acting as a portable gallery that has a democratic art form. How to Draw the World also highlights the success of Johnson's book, particularly its design choices, Garamond typeface, and circulation around the world. It also considers how Johnson overcame his editor's initially lukewarm reaction"-- Provided by publisher.
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