BIB_ID
312782
Accession number
MA 3851.40a-p
Published
undated [1968-1970].
Credit line
Gift of E. B. White, 1971.
Description
16 drawings.
Notes
Most sketches are on standard letter-size paper; a few are on smaller cut pieces of paper and tracing paper. All sketches except for two (o-p) are unsigned, but may be by E. B. White or others. Edward Frascino executed the final illustrations for the novel.
Part of a collection of manuscript drafts and source material related to E. B. White's The trumpet of the swan. Items in the collection have been described individually; see collection-level record for more information.
Part of a collection of manuscript drafts and source material related to E. B. White's The trumpet of the swan. Items in the collection have been described individually; see collection-level record for more information.
280 x 216 mm
Provenance
Gift of E. B. White in 1971.
Summary
A collection of sixteen sketches of trumpeter swans, showing the birds nesting, swimming, and playing the trumpet. One (a) is titled "Give it a Try;" two (b-c) are on tracing paper; two (o-p) are credited to Jack Wiggin.
Medium
graphite on paper.
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