Elephant's chiild going to pull bananas off the banana tree (1902)
Rudyard Kipling1902 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1936)
Specifications
- Year
- 1902
- Nationality / school
- English
- Lifespan
- 1865–1936
About the artwork
Rudyard Kipling is the artist behind "Elephant's chiild going to pull bananas off the banana tree", dated 1902. Historical background, 1902: Posters, magazines, and illustrated books were major ways for the public to meet new art and design. Dada and Surrealism followed the First World War, the Bauhaus school was founded in 1919, and Art Deco became the fashionable decorative style of the 1920s and 1930s. It is listed in the Illustration collection. The image is in portrait orientation. Illustration, a short history: Illustration serves a text or a story, a tradition that runs from decorated medieval manuscripts to printed book plates, magazines, and posters. The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are often described as a golden age of book and magazine illustration.
"Elephant's chiild going to pull bananas off the banana tree" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. Illustrative graphics are valued for their decorative line work and narrative quality, which makes them a strong fit for gallery walls, kids rooms, studies, and more intimate interiors. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
English, 1865–1936
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