From the middle of the 19th century, the book market changed significantly with the introduction of technical innovations. The rapid press made it possible to produce print runs that revolutionized people's reading habits in the long term. New printing techniques and the introduction of color printing brought word and image together again. Book illustration developed into an independent art form. Literature responded to the emergence of the mass market with new forms, such as the short story and the serial novel. Walter Crane first established himself as an illustrator on this mass market. His illustrations for children's book series, which were marketed in Great Britain as "Six Penny Books" or "ToyBooks," reached circulation figures of 50,000 copies. Crane's endeavor lay in the high quality craftsmanship and artistry of the mass-produced products.
Crane's educational path was unconventional. After leaving school after a few classes because it "got on his nerves," he was home-schooled by his father. At the age of 13, he took up an apprenticeship as an illustrator. The craft foundation shaped his approach to art. Crane is considered one of the outstanding representatives of the British Arts and Craft movement, which sought to reconcile arts and crafts with mass production. In this way, Crane also became a pioneer of Art Nouveau. Instead of returning to traditional art forms that characterized historicism, the Arts and Craft movement focused on the development of an independent modern style.
Crane was committed to a new arts education for broad segments of the population and published related basic educational literature. Crane not only created illustrations for books, but was also active in design. Here he created utilitarian items such as wallpaper, tiles, glassware, and patterns for tablecloths. The emphasis of the Arts and Craft movement was on reconciling art and everyday life in an industrialized society. Crane's greatest influence, however, was through his book illustrations.
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.jpg "A Garland for May Day, 1895 by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Jack Descending the Beanstalk from Jack and the Beanstalk by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "King Arthur asks the Lady of the Lake for the sword Excalibur, 1911. by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "World Map with the Colonial British Empire, 1886 Imperial Federation, map of the world showing the extent of the British Empire in 1886 (title on object) by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Apparition of a witch accompanied by two peacocks, engraving from a drawing by Walter Crane (1845-1915) by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Peacock Garden wallpaper, 1889 by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Sleeping Beauty stands next to an old woman with a spinning wheel and thread. A black cat sits underneath. by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "The Avon at Ibbesley by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "The Aventine from the Palatine by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Little John and the forester by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Rhyming words ending in the letter G. Blackbirds in a pie. A washing line. The Golden Primer. by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Little John and the Knight by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "‘Black-Eyed Susan’, song illustration from ‘Pan-Pipes’, A Book of Old Songs, Newly Arranged and with Accompaniments by Theo. Marzials, published in London by George Routledge and Sons, 1884 by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Portrait of Mrs Ingram Bywater, 1872 by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "“Black-Eyed Susan”, song illustration from “Pan-Pipes”, A Book of Old Songs, Newly Arranged and with Accompaniments by Theo. Marzials, published in London by George Routledge and Sons, 1884 by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Illustration for La Belle Dame sans Merci by John Keats, 1865 by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "The House that Jack Built by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "The Heronry at Vinney Ridge by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "A cockerel crowing. by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "The Mirror of Venus, or Art and Life by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "The Spanish Lady by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Demeter rejoiced for her daughter was by her side, illustration from The Story of Greece by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Robin and his men kneel to the king, c.1920 by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Map of the Old South-Western Sea-Coast by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Barrows Moor Wood by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "For two days and two nights the boat was tossed hither and thither, illustration from The Story of Greece by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Socialism, Liberalism and Toryism, from Cartoons for the Cause by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Heracles and Atlas by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Sweet, Piercing Sweet Was the Music of Pan")
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.jpg "Oil-Flask, Drinking-Cups, Bowl, and Jar by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Titlepage of The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Oscar Wilde, 1888 by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Percival Obtains the Shield of the Beating Heart, 1911 by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Faerie Queene by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Representation of the mythological dragon Ashchemon (Drawing by Walter Crane, 1899) by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "They crashed into the Persian army with tremendous force, illustration from The Story of Greece by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Often she would stand on the walls of Troy, illustration from The Story of Greece by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "The Entrance from Barrows Moor to Mark Ash by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Madonna Lilies in a Garden by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Sir Bedivere Casts the Sword Excalibur into the Lake by Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Little Red Riding Hood, by John Lane, Walter Crane")
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.jpg "Solon Freeing a Slave, c.595, Illustration from The Story of Greece by Mary Macgregor by Walter Crane")
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