![[FAULKNER, William]. -- SHENTON, Edward (1895-1977), illustrator. Group of 9 original ink drawings on six sheets, most signed (in full or initial-signed), including six which were used in the first edition Big Woods published in 1955. (Some with publisher's markings and some masking.) Provenance: Bonhams & Butterfields, Los Angeles, 27 June 2006, lot 3167).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2014/NYR/2014_NYR_02861_0236_000(faulkner_william_--_shenton_edward_illustrator_group_of_9_original_ink024930).jpg?w=1)
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[FAULKNER, William]. -- SHENTON, Edward (1895-1977), illustrator. Group of 9 original ink drawings on six sheets, most signed (in full or initial-signed), including six which were used in the first edition Big Woods published in 1955. (Some with publisher's markings and some masking.) Provenance: Bonhams & Butterfields, Los Angeles, 27 June 2006, lot 3167).
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[FAULKNER, William]. -- SHENTON, Edward (1895-1977), illustrator. Group of 9 original ink drawings on six sheets, most signed (in full or initial-signed), including six which were used in the first edition Big Woods published in 1955. (Some with publisher's markings and some masking.) Provenance: Bonhams & Butterfields, Los Angeles, 27 June 2006, lot 3167).
Comprises: "A Bear Hunt" full-page original drawing for divisional title in Big Woods appearing on p. [143]; two sheets containing five drawings for vignettes in Big Woods (1955); "The Bear," a full-page original pencil and wash drawing for the story which appeared in The Saturday Evening Post (9 May 1942, Petersen B64a); and two unidentified subjects, apparently a Civil War story.
Between 1923 and 1976 Edward Shenton illustrated over 130 books including The Yearling, Tender Is the Night, Green Hills of Africa. During the 1930s he was the "house" illustrator for Scribner's magazine, providing cover art and illustations.
Shenton himself wrote ten books and seventy-five articles articles for various magazines, including The Saturday Evening Post, The New Yorker, Collier's, and The Atlantic Monthly.
Comprises: "A Bear Hunt" full-page original drawing for divisional title in Big Woods appearing on p. [143]; two sheets containing five drawings for vignettes in Big Woods (1955); "The Bear," a full-page original pencil and wash drawing for the story which appeared in The Saturday Evening Post (9 May 1942, Petersen B64a); and two unidentified subjects, apparently a Civil War story.
Between 1923 and 1976 Edward Shenton illustrated over 130 books including The Yearling, Tender Is the Night, Green Hills of Africa. During the 1930s he was the "house" illustrator for Scribner's magazine, providing cover art and illustations.
Shenton himself wrote ten books and seventy-five articles articles for various magazines, including The Saturday Evening Post, The New Yorker, Collier's, and The Atlantic Monthly.