Famed in the early twentieth century for his Art Nouveau-style depictions of episodes from mythology? Willy Pogany illustrated books for readers of all ages. This collection -- featuring the best examples of design? illustration? and calligraphy from the artist's early career -- returns a long-neglected master illustrator to the public eye. The Hungarian-born artist studied in Paris and worked in London for a decade before his arrival in the United States in 1915. In addition to his successes as a muralist? set designer? and art instructor? Pogany illustrated more than 100 books. This is the first collection of his selected works? featuring many hard-to-find images that have been out of print for more than 80 years. More than 100 color and black-and-white illustrations include scenes from fairy tales and adventure stories such as Wagner's "Ring" cycle of "Parsifal? Lohengrin? "and" Tannh""auser." Other sources of inspiration include a 1908 edition of "Faust? ""Gulliver's Travels? "and""Nathaniel Hawthorne's "A Wonder Book "and" Tanglewood Tales."" "Paperback | 144 pages210.82 x 276.86 x 12.7mm | 521.63g40078Dover Publications Inc.New York? United StatesEnglish