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Jennifer Rycenga's Website
for various and sundry idiosyncrasies, observations, research projects & more
"Of what a strange nature is knowledge! It clings to the mind when it has once seized on it like a lichen on the rock." - Mary Shelly, Frankenstein, ch. XIII
1853-1931
Sydney Richmond Burleigh, son of George S. Burleigh, was a renowned artist in his day. He helped grow the Rhode Island School of Design and the Providence Art Club in their early years. His work spanned multiple forms, including oil painting, water colors, illustrations, and building design. He was associated with the American Arts and Crafts Movement.
A Beauty in Medieval Costume, watercolor, 29.5 x 19.5 in.
Syndey Richmond Burleigh
Art Works and Publications
"Glastonbury Tor" and the embossed cover art from The Knights of the Round Table.
The Wagner Story Book: Firelight Tales of the Great Music Dramas, by William Henry Frost with illustrations by Sydney Richmond Burleigh. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1895. Available on line here.
The Court of King Arthur: Stories from the Land of the Round Table, by William Henry Frost with illustrations by Sydney Richmond Burleigh. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1896. Available on line here.
The Knights of the Round Table: Stories of King Arthur and the Holy Grail, by William Henry Frost with illustrations by Sydney Richmond Burleigh. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897. Available on line here.
Fairies and Folk of Ireland, by William Henry Frost with illustrations by Sydney Richmond Burleigh. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1900. Available on line here; the "zipped illustrated html" option provides all of Burleigh's illustrations in individual files.
