Why the bear has no tail and other Russian fairy-tales
Polenova, Elena Dmitrievna, 1850-18982014
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In the 1880s, the artist, designer and illustrator Elena Polenova (1850-98) began illustrating fairy tales that she noted down during her travels around Russian villages. The first of these was 'The Tale of Masha and Vanya'. The original editions of some of these illustrated fairy-tales are now kept at Polenovo, the museum-estate of the artists family, and this is the first English-language publication based upon Polenovas original hand-made drawings and typography. Sister of the landscape artist Vasily Polenov, and a leading member of the Abramtsevo circle of Russian artists, who engaged with peasant traditions and folklore towards the end of the 19th century, Elena Polenova is well known in Russia and abroad, but her illustrations to fairy tales have had little exposure.
Main title:
Why the bear has no tail and other Russian fairy-tales / Elena Polenova, Netta Peacock ; translation by Robert Chandler.
Imprint:
London : Fontanka, 2014.
Collation:
1 volume : illustrations
Notes:
Translated from the Russian.
ISBN:
9781906257149 (hbk)
Dewey class:
398.20947398.2094298.2
Language:
EnglishRussian
BRN:
522283
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