Pictures and commentary courtesy of Dick Blacher
Illustrated by Clara Schlegel
Scores of illuminators were employed at the Roycroft, but only a few were considered adept; expert enough to be illustrators. They were allowed a great deal of leeway and artistic freedom was encouraged. Significant variations in the style of illustrations can be found in different copies of the same book.
Sesame and Lilies, by John Ruskin, 1897, #20 of 450
Illustrator: Clara Schlegel
Note: One of the first illustrators at The Roycroft, she was equally adept at landscape, still life and caricature. Almost certainly influenced by Denslow, some books were co-illustrated by the pair.
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