Study for cover of The Three Little Pigs
Datenot dated
Artist
Helen R. Durney
(American illustrator, 1904–1970)
Illustration CitationStudy for front cover for The Three Little Pigs; date and place of publication not identified
MediumGraphite, marker, and watercolor on illustration board
Dimensionscomposition: 12 3/4 × 19 15/16 in. (32.4 × 50.6 cm)
sheet: 14 13/16 × 21 15/16 in. (37.6 × 55.7 cm)
sheet: 14 13/16 × 21 15/16 in. (37.6 × 55.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1983
Object number1983-146.3
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextHelen Durney created the illustrations for Harold and Helen Pearl's book "Dumbo the Flying Elephant," which was sold to the Walt Disney Corporation. She was also a muralist during the 1930s. The date and publisher for this illustration of the fairy tale The Three Little Pigs is not known.May Wilson Watkins Preston
1928