Climbing Trees in Art and Illustration

Barbara Cooney (American, 1917-2000) Jo reading a book, Little Women, written by Louisa May Alcott 1955
Rip Van Winkle Arthur Rackham fairy in tree
Laura Knight’s pencil sketch of her bare-footed Cornwall neighbour & friend Ella Naper (1916)
Warwick Goble (English, 1862-1943) for The Iron Stove included in The Fairy Book The Best Popular Fairy Stories Selected and Rendered Anew by Dinah Maria Craik
Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales Written by Grace James, illustrated by Warwick Goble 1910
Down come cradle and baby and all ~ Florence Mary Anderson ~ c. 1916
Vanity Fair Magazine July 1924
Woman’s World Magazine May 1934
1924 Children’s Book Famous Fairy Tales Piper 1st Ed

Did you climb trees as a kid? I went to the park at the end of the street with my best friend. My friend used a tip from her grandmother: Tree climbing must be done barefoot. I followed this advice, but never made it any higher than this guy. Meanwhile, my friend was as high as a three story building. We were completely unsupervised.

Country Gentleman Magazine May 1950 Children At Play
Country Gentleman Magazine May 1950 Children At Play
1967-A-Tune-For-The-Towpath-by-Jane-Flory-back-cover
1967 A Tune For The Towpath by Jane Flory back cover
1967 A Tune For The Towpath by Jane Flory
1949
Woman’s World Magazine November 1931 Autumn Oak Tree Cover
やっほー どろんこたいしょう 1973
Riddles, Riddles from A to Z by Carl Memling illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman (1962) frontispiece tree
マリールイズいえでする 2010
マリールイズいえでする 2010
From ‘Favourite Fairy Tales told in Italy’ 1965 Illustrated by Evaline Ness (1911 – 1986) American illustrator
Marie-Madeleine FRENCH NOHAIN
1936 Country Gentleman Magazine May Girl in Blossom Tree
The Hardy Boys The Flickering Torch Mystery 1943 back endpapers
The Hardy Boys The Flickering Torch Mystery 1943 back endpapers
Hana-Saka-Jiji  book illustration by Warwick Goble for Green Willow and Other Fairy Tales, 1910
Hana-Saka-Jiji book illustration by Warwick Goble for Green Willow and Other Fairy Tales, 1910

SEE ALSO

Treehouses In Art And Illustration

LATEST AUDIOBOOK (short story for children)

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