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Escape to Adventure: Focus on Arthur E. Becher
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March 19, 2011 – December 31, 2011
German émigré artist Arthur Ernst Becher (1877-1960) studied in Milwaukee and Munich before joining Howard Pyle’s school of illustration in 1902. He went on to a long career, publishing illustrations for diversionary fiction that gave readers a generation of armchair adventures -- ranging from thrilling historical exploits to contemporary crises of family and workplace. This exhibition also included a number of works in the same vein by other illustrators.
Left:
Nikky’s
resistance to search, with the revolver so close, was short-lived, 1917
Arthur
E. Becher (1877-1941)
Crayon and gouache on illustration board, 24 5/8 x 17 5/8
inches
Gift of the estate of Frieda Becher, 1971
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"You were happy!" said the king. "You were disobedient. You were causing grave anxiety and you were happy! The first
duty of a prince is to his country.", 1916
Arthur E. Becher (1877-1941)
Black crayon and white gouache on illustration board, 15 3/8 x 22 3/8 inches
Gift of the estate of Frieda Becher, 1971 |
Organizer & Sponsors
| Escape to Adventure was organized by the Delaware Art Museum. |
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| This exhibition is made possible, in part, by grants from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. |
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