Drawing
1926 (made)
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Eight studies of Kanga and Roo on one sheet. Inscribed with title and 'Brown with white front'. The sheet has been used as a folder, and is inscribed on the back 'The original figures. (Drawn in 1926) EH Shepard. Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Eeyore, Tigger drawn in 19 .'
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | pencil drawing |
| Brief description | Kanga and Roo from life, pencil drawing by Ernest Howard Shepard, 1926 |
| Physical description | Eight studies of Kanga and Roo on one sheet. Inscribed with title and 'Brown with white front'. The sheet has been used as a folder, and is inscribed on the back 'The original figures. (Drawn in 1926) EH Shepard. Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Eeyore, Tigger drawn in 19 .' |
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| Marks and inscriptions | EH Shepard (signed) |
| Gallery label | Milne was keen for Shepard to base his illustrations on the real toys, as their pose and manner had fed into Milne’s characterisation of them. Piglet’s look of ‘mild surprise’ became anxiety in Milne’s stories and Eeyore, by this time five years old and with a worn-out neck, literally looked downcast. Shepard drew the toys meticulously. In particular he studied Kanga and Roo from multiple angles.(09/12/2017 - 08/04/2018) |
| Credit line | Gift of E.H. Shepard |
| Historical context | Featured in Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic, Gallery 38, 9 December 2017-8 April 2018. |
| Bibliographic reference | E.521 to E.792-1973 are a catalogue of folios containing 271 sheets of sketches for illustration by Ernest Howard Shepard. These are comprised of the following titles, written by A. A. Milne, published by Methuen and illustrated by the artist.
When We Were Very Young
Winnie-the-Pooh
Now We are Six
The House at Pooh Corner
They were initially lent by the artist to the museum for the travelling exhibition 'Winnie-the-Pooh' in 1969-70 and were afterwards given to the museum by Mrs Norah Shepard on behalf of her husband. Also included in the gift were 25 proofs of illustrations, 9 letters and 4 manuscripts by the artist, A. A. Milne, and others. At the same time Mrs Shepard gave a further 9 sheets of illustrations to works by A. A. Milne (E.833 to E.841-1973) and 87 sheets of topographical and other drawings from sketchbooks by the artist (E.1826 to E.1912-1973). |
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| Accession number | E.727-1973 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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