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The Wood Engravings of Eric Ravilious : publishers advert in Alphabet & Image 8, 1948

The text alone tells the story of the tragic loss of Eric Ravilious on active service as an official war artist in 1942. Ravilious's work is acknowledged as amongst the very best of what was seen as atatlented generation of artists, illustartors and designers who played a huge role in the development of these fields in the UK at the time.

 

This advert is with regards to the small book of his works that was published by Faber and the Shenval Press in 1946.

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