Bitterblue's Castle

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© Ian Schoenherr
Bitterblue's Castle
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Bitterblue's Castle

Date2012
Illustration CitationBitterblue: Graceling Realm Book 3 by Kristin Cashore (Dial Books for Young Readers, 2012)
MediumInk on paper
Dimensionscomposition: 7 3/4 × 10 1/2 in. (19.7 × 26.7 cm)
sheet: 10 7/8 × 8 1/8 in. (27.6 × 20.6 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2022
Object number2022-4
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Label TextIn this plan of Queen Bitterblue’s castle complex, the turrets resemble those found in Howard Pyle’s depiction of Camelot. The artist chose to reference Pyle’s image of a castle because, due to the popularity of his King Arthur series, the round, pointed tower became immediately recognizable as medieval to American audiences.
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