Sketch for "The House of Usher"
Children's Literature Frederick R. Gardner collection of Robert Lawson
Item Info
Item No: rlaw01239
Title: Sketch for "The House of Usher"
Additional Title: Unpublished artworks
Language:
English
Material: Charcoal, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Transcription:
"THE HOUSE OF USHER
'I know not how it was - but, with the first glimpse of the building a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit'
- The Fall of The House of Usher by EDGAR ALLAN POE
NO ___ of an Edition of 100 proofs Etched and Printed by Robert Lawson."
Media Type: Illustrations
Source: Rare Book Department
Provenance: Gift of Frederick R. Gardner, 1969-1977.
Creation Year (Single Year or Earliest Date): 1957
Image Dimensions Width: 39 cm
Creator Name: Lawson, Robert, 1892-1957 - Artist