Title: Tootleoo too
- Title of artwork:
- Tootleoo too
- Artist:
- Monsell, Elinor Mary
- Materials:
- Paper (fiber material), Ink
- Techniques:
- Lithographic Reproduction
- Engraver:
- Photographic process
- Title of Publication:
- Tootleoo two
- Publisher:
- The Nonesuch Press
- Publication place:
- London
- Publication date:
- 1927
- Curator Comment:
- The author Bernard Darwin (1876 – 1961), husband of the illustrator Elinor Monsell, is better known as a golfer and writer on golf. However, both Darwin and Monsell collaborated a number of children's publications including the 'Tootleoo' series. Established by 1923, Nonesuch Press was a private press founded by Francis Meynell, Vera Mendel, and David Garnet. Whilst the private movement was closely associated with luxury, expensive, limited edition productions, Nonesuch, in an effort to reduce costs, collaborated with commercial printers who used mechanical reproductive processes. However, productions were subject to approval by the designer, who maintained control of the project. Initially, the layout, composition and typesetting of all volumes was conducted on the premises on a manual Albion Press. Once design issues were resolved, printing was undertaken by commercial publishers.
- Note on artwork:
- A plump bearded man, Mr Tootleoo, holds an elegantly dressed woman aloft, suspended from an umbrella. Around them are slim flamingo-like birds. The image is presented in a simple way using limited colours and clearly outlined forms.
- References:
- Snoddy (2002)
