The Fisherman and the Genii
Date1902
Artist
Bertha Corson Day
(American painter and illustrator, 1875–1968)
Illustration Citation"The Fisherman and the Genii," in Where the Wind Blows, by Katharine Pyle (New York: R.H. Russell, 1902)
MediumInk and watercolor on paper
Dimensionscomposition: 19 3/4 × 10 5/16 in. (50.2 × 26.2 cm)
sheet: 23 3/4 × 14 3/4 in. (60.3 × 37.5 cm)
sheet: 23 3/4 × 14 3/4 in. (60.3 × 37.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. J. Marshall Cole, 1988
Object number1988-180
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextBertha Corson Day's major work was a series of twenty-two illustrations for the book Where the Wind Blows, a collection of folk and fairy tales from different countries, written by Katharine Pyle and published in 1902. Both women had studied with illustrator Howard Pyle, who was Katharine's brother. In this illustration from the Arabian Nights, a nobleman prepares to explore a magical palace.
