"Hey Diddle Diddle"―Page Design

Paul Vincent Woodroffe|Joseph Samuel Moorat

January 21, 1907 · Pen and black ink, watercolor and graphite · Drawings and Prints

Woodroffe illustrated his first book for children while a student at the Slade School of Fine Art in London in 1895. Throughout his career, he often collaborated with his childhood friend, composer Moorat, on books of songs; the two lived next door to one another in the Cotswolds. The whimsical designs that Woodroffe devised for "Thirty Old-Time Nursery Songs" demonstrate a range of influences from Walter Crane to Beatrix Potter.

Artist

Paul Vincent Woodroffe|Joseph Samuel Moorat

Date

January 21, 1907

Medium

Pen and black ink, watercolor and graphite

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Holme, 1984