LevelItem
Ref NoEHS/G/18/2
Alt Ref NoO/0185
Title"Ruth Draper's House"
Date[1938-1956]
Extent1 drawing
DescriptionPencil sketch of [left to right] Ratty, Mole, Badger, and Toad [from THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS], Eeyore, Pooh, and Piglet [from the Winnie-the-Pooh books] standing in front of an ajar door labelled "Ruth Draper's House" [an actress specialising in dramatic monologues and prominent critic of Mussolini's fascist Italy]. Pooh holds a long piece of paper that begins "A humble tribute of admiration...". This may have been for a birthday card.
FormatArtwork
ExhibitionsMusée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris: "Les drôles de petites bêtes d’Antoon Krings" exhibition, 11 April to 8 September 2019.
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