{"product_id":"ride-a-cock-horse-to-banbury-cross-by-blanche-fisher-wright","title":"Ride a Cock-Horse to Banbury Cross by Blanche Fisher Wright","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRide a Cock-Horse to Banbury Cross by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlanche Fisher Wright\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eC.1916\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColor Lithograph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis illustration, titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Ride a Cock-Horse to Banbury Cross,\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a full-page color plate from a historic edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Real Mother Goose\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, first published in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1916\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The artwork was created by acclaimed American illustrator \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlanche Fisher Wright\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to accompany the traditional English nursery rhyme of the same name. The scene depicts a fine lady with long blonde hair, wearing a feathered cap and a grey gown, riding a white horse adorned with bells. A crowd of onlookers, including a woman with a toddler and onlookers in the foreground, gather to see her rings on her fingers and bells on her toes. The piece exhibits Wright's iconic artistic style, using strong black outlines and clean, flat fields of color that define the golden era of early 20th-century children's book art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe piece is situated within the \"Golden Age\" of children's book illustration, a period when visually dominant storytelling began to replace purely text-based books. Published by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRand McNally \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Peter Patter Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was designed to bring the whimsical spirit of Mother Goose into a modern American context through Jackson's rhythmic, humorous verses. Blanche Fisher Wright is best known for her landmark 1916 work \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Real Mother Goose\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which established the \"quintessential\" visual identity for nursery rhymes that persists today. This specific piece is significant as it reflects the era's shift toward high-quality, visually appealing art intended to foster emotional intelligence and imagination in young children. Wright’s ability to capture both the \"innocence and mischief\" of the early 1900s has made her original 1918 illustrations highly collectible artifacts of American literary history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eH 11 ½” x 9 ½”W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Excellent Condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53647412560151,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/3607\/0679\/files\/PR0172-21.1.jpg?v=1783522766","url":"https:\/\/antonioraimogallery.com\/products\/ride-a-cock-horse-to-banbury-cross-by-blanche-fisher-wright","provider":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}