Description
Joseph Crawhall was an illustrator, making colored woodblocks for books such as
A Collection of Right Merrie Garlands (1864) and
Olde Ffrendes Wyth Newe Faces (1883)He also illustrated
Garlands for North-Country Anglers (1864),
Chaplets from Coquet-Side (1873), and Border Notes & Mixty-Maxty (1880). The collection consists of proof copies, scrapbooks, and limited editions
of Crawhall's works and clippings concerning Northumberland and Newcastle-upon-Tyne around the time Crawhall was mayor. There
is also biographical material on Charles Keene, artist-cartoonist for
Punch, and letters from other artists and original drawings by Joseph Crawhall, Jr. (1861-1913), a well-known animal painter.
Background
Joseph Crawhall was born in 1821; became an illustrator, making colored woodblocks for books such as A Collection of Right Merrie Garlands (1864) and Olde Ffrendes Wyth Newe Faces (1883); also illustrated Garlands for North-Country Anglers (1864), Chaplets from Coquet-side (1873), and Border Notes & Mixty-Maxty (1880); became mayor of Newcastle.
Extent
7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)
1 oversize box
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Availability
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.