Brenda Putnam Illustrations, undated

Summary

Creator:
Putnam, Brenda, 1890-1975.
Abstract:
Collection contains six original pen and ink illustrations by American sculptor Brenda Putnam, done for an edition of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress adapted for children by Edgar White Burrill.
Extent:
6 items.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Brenda Putnam Illustrations,

Background

Scope and content:

The Brenda Putnam Illustrations contains six original pen and ink illustrations for a children's edition of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, adapted by Edgar White Burrill. It is unclear whether the edition was ever published.

Biographical / historical:

Brenda Putnam (1890-1975) was an American sculptor author known for her garden figures and portrait busts. Like many artists of her time she did work under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the Depression.

Edgar White Burrill was a literary critic and lecturer. He performed dramatic radio readings during the 1920s and 1930s, and wrote the play Master Skylark, about Shakespeare and his times.

Pilgrim's Progress (1678) is a Christian allegory written by John Bunyan. It is considered an important and influential work of English literature, has been translated into more than 200 languages, and has never been out of print.

Acquisition information:
Unspecified, 1967.
Arrangement:

No particular order.

Access and use

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Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Brenda Putnam Illustrations,

Location of this collection:
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Bird Library, Room 600
Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
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