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How Summer Came to Canada (for "Canadian Wonder Tales")

Author Related author Cyrus Macmillan Canadian
Publisher Related publisher John Lane Company, New York British and American
ca. 1918
Not on view
Illustration for a story from "Canadian Wonder Tales" a group of fairy tales by Cyrus MacMillan, published John Lane and Co., 1918.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: How Summer Came to Canada (for "Canadian Wonder Tales")
  • Artist: George Sheringham (British, London 1884–1937 London)
  • Author: Related author Cyrus Macmillan (Canadian, Prince Edward Island 1882–1953)
  • Publisher: Related publisher John Lane Company, New York
  • Date: ca. 1918
  • Medium: Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor) on colored paper
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 11 x 7 3/4 in. (27.9 x 19.7 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.800.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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