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| Christmas card by Donn P.Crane |
Several weeks ago I wrote about Guthrie Y Barber's bookplate by D.P. Crane .
A few days ago, to my delight and surprise I received an Email from the artist's grand daughter, Ann B.Crane.
How thoughtful of her to contact me . She took the time to send bookplate scans along with some very useful links.
Her grandfather's full name is Donn Philip Crane
Here are some of the bookplates he designed.
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| The Artist's Bookplate |
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| His Son's bookplate |
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| His sister Bessie's Bookplate His Daughter Betty's Bookplate |
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| Guthrie Y. Barber was a family friend, The next two plates are from Crane's brother in law's family |
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http://www.biographicalwiki.com/index.php/Donn_Philip_Crane_%281878-1944%29
Donn Philip Crane (1878-1944)
| Donn Philip Crane | |
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| Born: | 1 Sep 1878 Springfield, Missouri |
| Died: | 22 Apr 1944 Chicago, Illinois |
| Father: | Day Otis Crane |
| Mother: | Georgianna B. Morhisen |
| Siblings: | Donn Philip Crane Bessie M. Crane |
| Spouse: | Alice Florence Jones |
| Married: | 11 Oct 1911 Chicago, Illinois |
| Children: | Betty Crane Donn Philip Crane |
Donn Philip Crane was born September 1, 1878 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri.
Donn married Alice Florence Jones October 11, 1911 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
They had Betty Crane and Donn Philip Crane.
Donn was one of the first American Fantasy Artists. He illustrated children's books.
Donn died April 22, 1944 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He is buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.
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- Leonard D.Greco Jr. is a lifetime fan and admirer of Donn P. Crane . Here is a link to the very informative blog he wrote about Mr. Crane and his book illustrations.
http://babylonbaroque.wordpress.com/category/donn-p-crane/
Thomas H. Buchanan is an artist/blogger who also wrote about Donn P. Crane.
http://mydelineatedlife.blogspot.com/2010/11/man-who-lived-in-world-of-dreams.html
If you have any Donn P Crane bookplates or ephemera in your collection please send a scan and it will be added to this blog posting.
Bookplatemaven@hotmail.com
One final note. I encourage you to send me information about your bookplate collection so we can include it in one of the upcoming collector profiles.
1 comment:
These are just wonderful, many I have not seen before, such treasures, thank you. I am in contact with Donn's family, just this week in fact, but i haven't seen some of these. such a treat. Thank you,
Leonard Greco @ babylonbaroque
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