- Title: The Childs Eye The Artist And The Child
- Date: 4th July 1989
- Summary: FOR OVER TWO CENTURIES ARTISTS AND PAINTERS HAVE BEEN DRAWN TO ILLUSTRATING BOOKS FOR CHILDREN. AT THE END OF THE 18TH CENTURY WILLIAM BLAKE CREATED HIS UNIQUE 'SONGS OF INNOCENCE' FOR THEM, HIS EFFECT WAS PROFOUND. IN THE 19TH CENTURY, CARICATURE WAS USED BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK TO ILLUSTRATE GRMMS FAIRY TALE S WHICH WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. ALSO DURING THIS CENTURY POPULAR JOURNALISM AND THE GIFT BOOK PROVIDED ARTISTS WITH MORE STABLE LIVELIHOOD AND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY PAINTERS SUCH AS ARTHUR RACKHAM AND EDMUND DULAC PROVIDED PICTURES FOR TRADITIONAL CHILDREN'S STORIES IN GIFT BOOK EDITIONS. AT THE SAME TIME, TWO GREAT POSTER ARTISTS WILLIAM NICHOLSON AND JOHN HASSALL REVOLUTIONISED THE LOOK OF THE CHILDREN'S BOOK AND HAVE HAD ENORMOUS INFLUENCE SINCE. FINALLY WE LOOK AT THE GREAT 20TH CENTURY CHILDREN'S ARITIST EDWARD ARDIZZONE.CONTRIBUTI ONS FROM MAURICE SENDAK, IRENE WHALLEY, GILLIAN AVERY AND DAVID HOUNSLOW.
- Description:A HISTORY OF THE IMAGES FROM CHILDREN'S LITERATURE FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY USING THE RESOURCES OF THE MORGAN LIBRARY IN NEW YORK AND THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY IN THE UK.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:Swann Associates LTD
- Programme Episode:Episode 4
- Transmission Date:04/07/1989
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1980s