Art, Symbol & Imagination
Building the House for Maimie
A crowd of little workers surrounds a steep-roofed cottage beneath snowy trees. Figures climb a ladder, fit a chimney and carry finishing touches towards the walls. The caption identifies the house built to shelter Maimie as she sleeps through the night.
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Arthur Rackham. "Building the House for Maimie" [editorial title]. In Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, J. M. Barrie; drawings by Arthur Rackham. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1910; drawings by Arthur Rackham., 1910, Charles Scribner's Sons. Source scan leaf 181. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0406-0173
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Arthur Rackham. Building the House for Maimie. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. Scan leaf 181. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0406-0173