“striking illustration” [ILLU]
Arthur Conan Doyle made Sherlock Holmes famous in various periodicals and eventually books. But it was Holmes's illustrators who put flesh on the bones and gave us the distinctive image that we know today.
One of these artists was Frederic Dorr Steele, whose illustrations graced the covers and interior of Collier's in the early 1900s. Steele's Holmes was reminiscent of William Gillette, who first portrayed Holmes on stage in 1899 and went on to make more than 3,000 appearances as Holmes.
So for American readers, Steele's illustrations helped Holmes go from image to icon. At the recent Norwegian Explorers conference (Sherlock Holmes @ 50), our own Burt Wolder gave a presentation on Steele's artwork.
And for those interested in a deeper discussion, Linda and Terry Hunt and Andrew Malec appeared on Episode 204 to talk about Steele:
Let's see what the satellite school of Baker Street Elementary thought about him...
Baker Street Elementary follows the original adventures of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, as they and their friends work through the issues of elementary school in Victorian London. An archive of all previous episodes can be viewed at www.bakerstreetelementary.org.
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