Hilary Knight, USA Hockey [Ryan Taylor/ Red Bull]
Hilary Knight is leading the charge for equitable pay for U.S. women's hockey. The fiery forward explains the importance of fighting battles for future generations.
At the age of 90, with two upcoming exhibitions, the man behind the drawings of the beloved Plaza Hotel poltergeist reflects on his long career as an illustrator.
This post isn't about the Disney version, although I love that film. (I'll have to devote an entire post to that movie another day!) This is about a beautifully illustrated book. The illustrations are by the wonderful Hilary Knight. You may be familiar with his work from the Eloise books. This edition of Beauty And The Beast was printed in 1963. My oldest sister gave this book to her two "little sisters" for Christmas that year. I ADORE these gorgeous illustrations in all of their Art Nouveau-style glory. If you think these are nice, you should see the double-page spreads! I truly feel that this is one of the most beautifully illustrated books I own - and I have a lot of favorite artists! This book has a foreword by Jean Cocteau, who himself made a wonderful version of the film in France in 1946. Aren't these illustrations fantastic?
In my heyday I wrote a couple papers on books. Turns out that when you pursue a BA and an MA in English you have to read a little bit and then make sentences about those books and give them to a pr…
The "Eloise" books, written by Kay Thompson and illustrated by Hilary Knight, get an exhibition at the New-York Historical Society.
See more used, vintage and collectable books in this shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Pistilbooks Title: Tortoise and Turtle Author: Gendel, Evelyn Edition: First Edition Illustrator: Knight, Hilary Location Published: N Y, Simon & Schuster: 1960 Binding: Oversize Hardback Book Condition: Near Fine Jacket Condition: Very Good Inscription: Signed by Author Categories: Children's Seller ID: 156001 A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Light wear, discoloration, and edge wear with tear on crease of dust jacket. Green cloth spine. 7 1/8"w x 10 1/4"h. Lovely black and white drawings by Hilary Knight, illustrator and co-creator of Kay Thompson's Eloise. Signed by Evelyn Gendell. Keywords: animals, black and white, eloise illustrator, first edition, signed, sixties, tortoises Please contact me for information on international shipping. We buy books, libraries, and collections in the Seattle area.
Ahead of the once-in-a-lifetime sale of his work, Hilary Knight shares the story behind the painting of his fabled heroine.
