Ib Andersen og dansk natur -- with letters from Andersen (with drawings!)
Copenhagen: J. H. Schultz, 1958. First Printing. Hardcover. 10 x 8 inches, publisher's dark red cloth gilt, good to very good, no jacket, light wear to corners and spine ends. Inscribed to Storer (Lunt) in 1959 by Ib Andersen and his wife Nanna. Storer Lunt was the head of Norton Publishing Co. and was also married to the legendary children's book editor Margaret McElderry, who was well known for promoting foreign-born illustrators such as Andersen. Lunt and Andersen shared a passion for fishing. This copy of the book has two letters and a signed new year's card. The card is illustrated with a color image by Andersen and inscribed to Storer by Ib Andersen in 1956. There is an undated one page handwritten letter thanking Storer for some gifts and discussing the return of Europe to pre-war conditions and catching a large brown trout in Zutland and plans for more fishing unless rheumatism gets in the way. The second letter is dated 1960, thanking Storer for the gift of a book, with an ink drawing of a fisherman catching a fish. Andersen (1907-69) was a Danish artist, graphic designer and architect. Andersen studied architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts (Kunstakademiet) in Copenhagen (1926-1929). Andersen then continued his studies for a year with architect Einar Backness (1879-1952), followed by a year with Poul Henningsen (1894-1967). Andersen was the art editor of Politiken magazine from 1934 until his death in 1969. As a commercial artist he illustrated numerous book covers and made a significant contribution to Danish poster design - Most notably his 'British Exhibition' (British udstilling) poster (1943), The Scandinavian Air Express (1933), Trivoli (1943), Danish Air Lines (1945) and Taxes from the Far East (Skatte fra det fjerne) in 1952. In 1952 Andersen worked with the Danish graphic designer Gunnar Biilmann Petersen (1897-1968) on a series of new bank notes (incorporating Danish landmarks) for Danmarks Nationalbank. For the banks s second series of notes (in 1972), Andersen turned his attention to Danish wildlife and, as a result, had a pet squirrel at his Fredensborg studio for several years thereafter. Andersen traveled widely. First to Brazil (1930 and 1933) and then, in 1946, at the request of the publisher Poul Westermann, Andersen embarked on a three year tour of the former Danish colonies for the book 'Our Ancient Tropical Colonies' (Vore Gamle Tropekolonier). Andersen visited the West Indies (St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John), the Gold Coast (Ghana) and India (Serampore and Tranquebar). 'Our Ancient Tropical Colonies' was published in two volumes (1952-1953). Andersen also spent time in London (1954 and 1957) and Ireland (1963). (Information from the Saunders Fine Art website). Good. Item #H33258
Price: $100.00