William Croome
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William Croome was an American illustrator and wood engraver
in the 19th century. He trained with Abel Bowen
in Boston
, Massachusetts
. Croome's work appeared in the American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge
(1830s), Lady's Annual (1830s), Crockett Almanac (ca.1840s), and in numerous children's books.
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
in the 19th century. He trained with Abel Bowen
Abel Bowen
Abel Bowen was an engraver, publisher, and author in early 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts.-Biography:Bowen was born in New York in 1790. Arriving in Boston in 1812, Bowen worked as a printer for the Columbian Museum, at the time under the proprietorship of Abel's uncle, Daniel Bowen. In 1814...
in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. Croome's work appeared in the American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge
American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge
The American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge was a monthly magazine based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was established by a group of engravers to "give to the public a work descriptive, not merely of subjects, scenes, places, and persons existing in distant climes, but also of those...
(1830s), Lady's Annual (1830s), Crockett Almanac (ca.1840s), and in numerous children's books.
Works with illustrations by Croome
- The child's annual. Boston: Allen & Ticknor, 1834
- The Token and Atlantic SouvenirThe Token and Atlantic SouvenirThe Token was an annual, illustrated gift book, containing stories, poems and other light and entertaining reading. In 1833, it became The Token and Atlantic Souvenir.-History:...
, 1836 - Caroline Howard GilmanCaroline Howard GilmanCaroline Howard Gilman was an American author.She was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Samuel Howard, and married Rev. Samuel Gilman, a Unitarian who occupied a pastorate at Charleston, South Carolina from 1819 to 1858....
. The Lady's annual register and housewife's memorandum book. Boston: 1837-1840. - Crockett Almanac 1839. Containing Adventures, Exploits, Sprees & Scrapes in the West, & Life and Manners in the Backwoods. Nashville, Tennessee. Published by Ben Harding, 1838.
- John Stevens Cabot Abbott. The school-boy: or, A guide for youth to truth and duty. Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1839.
- Jacob Abbott. Caleb in the country: A story for children. Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1839
- Crockett Almanac Improved 1842. Boston. Printed and Published by S. N. Dickinson, 1841.
- John Frost. Book of the Navy. 1843
- John Frost. The pictorial history of the United States of America: from the discovery by the Northmen in the tenth century to the present time. ca.1843. 1852 ed. (Boston: H. Wentworth)
- Graham's Magazine. Oct. 1844. Illustration to Charles J. Peterson's "The Pic-Nic: a Story of the Wissahicken." (Croome's interpretation described in 1983 by historian Burton Pollin: "simpering expressions and contrived postures, and ... overdressed characters")
- S.G. Goodrich. A pictorial natural history: embracing a view of the mineral, vegetable, and animal kingdoms; For the use of schools. Boston: James Munroe & Company, 1845. New edition (1854).
- William Spottswood White. The African preacher: An authentic narrative. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1849
- Songs for the People. 1849
- Clara Moreton (i.e. Clara Jessup Moore?) Frank and Fanny: a rural story. Boston: Phillips, Sampson, 1851
- Falconbridge. Dan. Marble: a biographical sketch of that famous and diverting humorist, with reminiscences, comicalities, anecdotes, etc., etc. NY: Dewitt & Davenport, 1851. Google books
- Godey's Lady's Book
External links
- New York Public Library
- Clio Visualizing History. Gregory M. Pfitzer. William Croome as Book Illustrator