The Parthenon (Original)
The Parthenon (Original)
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 9" x 12" (220mm x 300mm)
Date: 1978
Code: GreenParthenonLL
This is the unique original Gouache painting by Harry Green.
Building the Parthenon in Athens in Ancient Greece was a formidable task. But in the end the builders triumphed and presented their city with the world's finest example of Doric architecture. This is the original artwork for illustration on p15 of Look and Learn issue no 852 (13 May 1978).
- Artist Biography
Harry Green (born 1920; UK)
A little-known artist, Harry Green contributed extensively to Look and Learn in the 1970s and 1980s, illustrating a variety of subjects ranging from historical buildings to football. However, it was as a transport illustrator that he really made his mark in the 1980 with the series "Britain's Railway Wonders". Green also contributed illustrations to Speed & Power in the 1970s.
His book illustrations include Architecture (1969), Architecture: The Great Art of Building (1969), Discovery of Australia (1969) and Discovery of South America (1970), some of which were jointly illustrated by Gwen Green who was also a prolific children's educational book illustrator.
Source: From biographical notes by Steve Holland
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