The Neolith, Number 4, August
The Neolith was an artistic literary periodical published quarterly in London from 1907-1908 under the direction of Edith Nesbit, Graily Hewitt, F. Ernest Jackson and Spencer Pryse. The issues featured poems and short stories with illustrations throughout the text and as individual inserts. E. Nesbit was an English author and poet who wrote and collaborated on more than 60 books of fiction for children. Also a political activist, she co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later affiliated to the Labour Party. Many of those involved with The Neolith were active as artists and writers, and several promoted lithography. As a result, both the illustrations and the text of the periodical were printed using that medium.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Neolith, Number 4, August
- Editor: Edited and written by Edith Nesbit (British, London 1858–1924 New Romney, Kent)
- Editor: Graily Hewitt (British, 1864–1952)
- Editor: Edited and illustrated by F. Ernest Jackson (British, Huddersfield 1872–1945 Oxford)
- Editor: Edited and illustrated by Gerald Spencer Pryse (British, Ashton 1881–1956 Stourton, Worcestershire)
- Illustrator: Francis Dodd (British, Holyhead, Wales 1874–1949 London)
- Illustrator: William Shackleton (British, Bradford 1872–1933)
- Illustrator: Sir Frank William Brangwyn (British (born Belgium), Bruges 1867–1956 Ditchling, Sussex)
- Illustrator: James Kerr-Lawson (Canadian, born Anstruther, Scotland 1864–1939 London)
- Author: Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (Anglo-Irish, London 1878–1957 Dublin)
- Author: John Nicolas (British, active 1908)
- Author: Arthur Llewellyn Jones (British (born Wales), born Caerleon, Monmouthshire 1863–1947 Beaconsfield, Bedforshire)
- Author: Edgar Arthur Jepson (British, London 1863–1938 London)
- Author: Richard Barham Middleton (British, Staines 1882–1911 Brussels)
- Author: Gerald Gould (British, 1885–1936)
- Date: 1908
- Medium: Lithographs
- Dimensions: 14 15/16 × 10 5/8 in. (38 × 27 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Periodicals
- Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Herman T. Radin, 1940
- Object Number: 40.13.1(2)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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