April 12, 2024
The Graphic Arts" (1882) Owned by Set Designer of Original 1902 Wizard of Oz
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“The Graphic Arts: A Treatise on the Varieties of Drawing, Painting, and Engraving ,” by Philip Gilbert Hamerton, is a first-edition classic from 1882. The most notable thing about this particular copy is that the famed set designer Walter W. Burridge (1857-1913) owned this book. The title page is signed by Burridge, who noted his affiliation, “Grand Opera House, Chicago, Ill., 1885." Burridge, it may be noted, founded the company Burridge, Moses & Louderback, a Chicago-based firm that specialized in theatrical set designs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Among his greatest successes were scenes he painted for the original theatrical production of "The Wizard of Oz," which was performed in 1902 at Chicago's Grand Opera House. The "Graphic Arts" book was also subsequently owned by one Louis K. Franke (?), who added “Academy of Music, N.Y., February 1914.” The most glaring omission from this book about the visual arts is . . . well, ANY visual art (aside from one small, quick sketch made by a reader on one of the blank pages at the end of the book). The book is entirely theoretical. The book is in okay condition, especially considering that it’s 131 years old. The covers and a few inside pages are starting to separate from the binding. The book is still intact, though, and contains 508 pages. At the end of the book there
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