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The Ku-Ku of Kush

Hierarchical level:

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Date:

ca. 1935-1945

Reference:

R9338

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3012444

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Richard Taylor fonds

Art and photographic material

The Ku-Ku of Kush
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Date(s):

ca. 1935-1945

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 drawing / dessin : pen and brush and black ink and opaque white over pencil on wove paper
Support 21.600 x 26.500 cm

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This is the rough version for "The Ku-Ku of Kush", a children's story about a King who dies from his greediness., There are 30 pages in total and 41 illustrations in the book, both parts were produced by Taylor.

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Artist: Taylor, Richard, 1902-1970

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Publication: Manuscript and Illustration Roughs for "The Ku-Ku of Kush"

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed. Signed., Inscription: in pen and black ink, front cover recto u.r.: The Ku-Ku / of Kush [double underlined] / by / RICHARD / TAYLOR; in pen and black ink and pencil, folio 1 recto c.r.: Drawings to be in black and white / line only, but with hatched shading / like my New Yorker drawings. / (without the wash.) / (or with the wash) R.T. / all words underlined to be in italics.; in pen and black ink, folio 2 recto c.: The Ku-Ku / of Kush; l.c.: TOLD and ILLUSTRATED BY / RICHARD TAYLOR; (Partial transcription)
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political

social

politique

cartoon / dessin humoristique

TAYLOR, RICHARD // The Ku-Ku of Kush // Children's story / Greed and generosity
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Private

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00317
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Graphic (art)

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