Krylov by Bazhenov et al, 1970
Scope and Contents
The Carlson Fable Collection is a gathering of primary fable materials at Reinert Alumni Memorial Library at Creighton University. It grew out of the personal collection of fable materials gathered by Rev. Gregory Carlson, S.J. and was given to the Creighton Libraries in 1996. There are more than 10,000 books and approximately 8,000 artifacts in the collection.
From plates to stamps, from cards to whiskey decanters, from toys to posters, you'll find just about anything you can imagine here. Please explore all that is to offer here in my fables Catalogue of Objects.
This is the largest online catalog of fable related objects on the internet. Many are from Aesop's Fables but you will find La Fontaine, Velazquez and Krylov also represented in this collection.
Dates
- 1970
Extent
23 Cards : Ten cards displaying lively colored illustrations of Krylov's fables. The artists for these cards are A. Bazhenov. At least some of them seem to have been produced in Kaliningrad.
Language of Materials
Russian
Abstract
The image for IV 5 gives a clear sense that the three are pulling in different directions (up, down, and sideways); thus at least the former two cancel each other out. The industrious bear is trying to make bowed carriage harnesses in one action; the point is that this sort of work needs patience. Other great images here include the envelope's strong composite image, "The Cat and the Cook" (III 8), and "A Train of Carts" (II 20).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Unknown source, July, '03. Extra copies of "A Quartet" (IV 1), "The Industrious Bear" (VI 23), and "Swan, Pike and Crab" (two copies, IV 5) for between $8 and $10 each from Vladislav Pronin, Brooklyn, through Ebay, Feb., '00 and April, '00. Extra copy of "The Monkey and the Mirror" for $5 from Igor Dalinin, Minsk, Belarus, through Ebay, June, '16
Source
- Vladislav Pronin (Person)
- Igor Dalinin (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository