John Nichols: Calaveras Suite November 21, 2010

John Nichols is best known as the author of the 'Milagro Beanfield War', but within the secure recesses of the Harwood Museum of Art lies a carefully wrapped glassine covered treasure: twenty-two pen and ink drawings made by Mr. Nichols. The drawings have been transferred via a photographic gelatin onto plates, resulting in "soft-ground" prints. The etchings were made for the production of his book, 'The Magic Journey', after Mr. Nichols had been disappointed by the quality of the artwork presented by the book's publishers. To resolve the problem, Nichols decided to create the illustrations himself.