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How Summer Came to Canada, for "Canadian Wonder Tales"

Author Cyrus Macmillan Canadian
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"
  • Series/Portfolio: Canadian Wonder Tales
  • Artist: George Sheringham (British, London 1884–1937 London)
  • Author: Cyrus Macmillan (Canadian, Prince Edward Island 1882–1953)
  • Publisher: John Lane Company, New York
  • Date: ca. 1918
  • Medium: Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor)
  • 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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