The American Weekly Collection of Edmund Dulac

This is a six book series including all thirteen Dulac illustrated series. The images are restored and cropped from the front page, and include the original newspaper captions, when available.

OLDE ENGLAND OF EDMUND DULAC: THE AMERICAN WEEKLY ILLUSTRATIONS (EDMUND DULAC’S AMERICAN WEEKLY ILLUSTRATIONS)

In 1923, “Edmund Dulac, the Distinguished English Artist,”as he was billed on the front covers, was contracted by the Hearst organization to paint watercolors for The American Weekly Magazine, the Sunday supplement for the Hearst newspaper chain. they claimed fifty million subscribers and were carried in seventeen newspapers. The contract lasted...

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THE WOMEN OF EDMUND DULAC: THE AMERICAN WEEKLY ILLUSTRATIONS (EDMUND DULAC’S AMERICAN WEEKLY ILLUSTRATIONS)

In 1923, “Edmund Dulac, the Distinguished English Artist,”as he was billed on the front covers, was contracted by the Hearst organization to paint watercolors for The American Weekly. The contract lasted nearly 30 years.From the 1920’s onward, Dulac’s income came primarily from his American Weekly work. . Dulac painted 106 watercolors from...

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The Old Testament of Edmund Dulac-Bible Scenes and Heroes and Song of Solomon: The American Weekly Illustrations (EDMUND DULAC’S AMERICAN WEEKLY ILLUSTRATIONS)

In 1923 Edmund Dulac received an offer from the Hearst Corporation to paint the front covers for the Sunday supplement of the New York Weekly American. Colin White writes in his biography Edmund Dulac (Studio Vista 1976) “Each series was to consist of eight to twelve consecutive issues on a theme suggested by Dulac, but subject to editorial...

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EDMUND DULAC’S FAIRYLAND-ENCHANTED FAIRYLAND LOVERS, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: The American Weekly Illustrations (EDMUND DULAC’S AMERICAN WEEKLY ILLUSTRATIONS)

EDMUND DULAC’S FAIRYLAND

In 1924, English artist and Golden Age illustrator Edmund Dulac published his first series for the front covers of The American Weekly magazine, the Sunday supplement of the William Randolph Hearst newspaper chain. These beautiful watercolors have never been republished since their first printing. On this 100th...

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GODS, MYTHS AND MORTALS-LOVE STORIES AND MYTHS THE ANCIENTS BELIEVED: EDMUND DULAC’S AMERICAN WEEKLY ILLUSTRATIONS

In 1923, “Edmund Dulac, the Distinguished English Artist,”as he was billed on the front covers, was contracted by the Hearst organization to paint watercolors for The American Weekly. The contract lasted nearly 30 years.From the 1920’s onward, Dulac’s income came primarily from his American Weekly illustrations. He painted 106 watercolors for...

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EDMUND DULAC’S ARABIAN NIGHTS AMERICAN WEEKLY ILLUSTRATIONS: TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS (EDMUND DULAC’S AMERICAN WEEKLY ILLUSTRATIONS)

In 1923, “Edmund Dulac, the Distinguished English Artist,”as he was billed on the front covers, was contracted by the Hearst organization to paint watercolors for The American Weekly. He illustrated thirteen different series with 106 watercolors from 1924’s ‘Bible Scenes and Heroes’ through 1951’s ‘Tales from the Arabian Nights’.

The two series...

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