Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Brock, C. E. (Charles Edmund), 1870-1938
- Abstract:
- The Brock, C.E. mss., 1932-1936, consist of pen and ink drawings by Charles Edmund Brock, 1870-1938.
- Extent:
- 1 folio
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Brock, C.E. mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
The Brock, C.E., mss., 1932-1936 consists of drawings from late in the career of painter and illustrator Charles Edmund Brock (1870-1938). Born in Holloway, London, Brock eventually settled in Cambridge and became and artist on commission at the age of 20. He illustrated books written by the likes of Jonathan Swift, William Thackeray, Charles Dickens, and George Eliot, among others. Some of his illustrations also appeared in magazines such as The Strand. He is perhaps best known for his 1894 series of golf paintings.
The collection includes some ink drawings from his illustrations of Jane Austen and George Eliot titles, as well as some of the correspondence surrounding his work and his family's artistry.
- Scope and Content:
The Brock, C.E. mss., 1932-1936, consist of pen and ink drawings by Charles Edmund Brock, 1970-1938, illustrator of Cambridge, England, used for editions of Pride and Prejudice (1895) and Vicar of Wakefield (1909) which were reissued in 1932, and letters to A.E. Hookham of Harrow, Middlesex, about his calendar drawings and about illustrations by his brother Henry Matthew Brock.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase: 1972
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Folio
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Art
- Places:
- Austen, Jane, 1775-1817--Characters
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Brock, C.E. mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu