{"title":"Adams, Frank","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrank Adams established himself as a picture book illustrator in the early 1900s, with '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Frog Who Would A-Wooing Go'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. These, and later illustrations for Blackie, show the influence of London Sketch Club members, especially Cecil Aldin and John Hassall. Indeed, he would later collaborate with Hassall, among others, on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Golden Budget of Nursery Stories \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(circa 1930).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdams also illustrated books for adults, including editions of classic poetry and prose, notably Isaac Walton’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Compleat Angler \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1930), Thomas Gray’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElegy Written in a Country Churchyard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1931) and Matthew Arnold’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Scholar Gypsy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1933). These include landscape sketches reflective of the watercolours and drawings he exhibited at Walker’s Gallery, London (1923-35).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery little is known about Frank Adams.  There seems to be a general consensus that he is English and that his dates are 1871-1944, however there appears to be an American Frank Adams with these dates so these people may have been conflated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a Frank Adams whose profession is listed as 'artist illustrator' on family history records - his birth date is 1874 but his death date is unclear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso unclear is whether illustrator Frank Adams is Frank Cecil Adams (1872-1952) who is listed as 'Commercial Artist' on family history records as the latter has a different birth date to illustrator Frank Adams. Frank Cecil Adams was married whereas Frank Adams illustrator appears to have been single in 1939.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"three-jolly-huntsmen-1912-frank-adams-1871-1944-14-images","title":"Three Jolly Huntsmen 1912 - Frank Adams (1871-1944) - 14 images","description":"\u003cp\u003eTraditional country fox-hunting scenes are featured in this book, illustrated by Frank Adams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 14 images in JPEG format that are 300dpi and range from 2258 pixels wide\/tall by 3153 pixels wide\/tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pictures are out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use them in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/adams-frank\" title=\"Frank Adams\"\u003eFrank Adams\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 14 images","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50499685220682,"sku":null,"price":2.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Adams_Frank-ThreeJollyHuntsmen-main.jpg?v=1747054572"},{"product_id":"old-dame-trot-her-pig-c-1920-frank-adams-1871-1944-19-images","title":"Old Dame Trot \u0026 Her Pig c.1920 - Frank Adams (1871-1944) - 19 images","description":"\u003cp\u003eChildren's book about Old Dame Trot and her Pig, illustrated by Frank Adams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 19 images, scanned by us from an original edition of the book. 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