A Great Black Bear Came out of the Woods
Date1879
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration Citation"Robin Goodfellow and his Friend Bluetree," by Howard Pyle, in St. Nicholas, June 1879
MediumInk on illustration board
Dimensionscomposition: 2 11/16 × 3 5/8 in. (6.8 × 9.2 cm)
sheet: 5 1/2 × 5 in. (14 × 12.7 cm)
sheet: 5 1/2 × 5 in. (14 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Willard S. Morse, 1923
Object number1923-81
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextIn Howard Pyle's story for the children's magazine St. Nicholas, he combines fantasy and humor in an Elizabethan English setting. Here, an elf named Robin Goodfellow works magic by appearing in various forms, such as the "great black bear" approaching a startled group.
Winslow Homer
June 7, 1862
Stanley Massey Arthurs
not dated
