Did you know the Library of Congress has original Charles Vess art?

My friend Chris Sparks visited him today, and Charles mentioned that he'd given them the art for his early The Book of Ballads.

Here's the description:

[Original drawings for The Book of Ballads]

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• MARC Tags

Personal name

• Vess, Charles, illustrator.

Main title

• [Original drawings for The Book of Ballads] [graphic]

Published/Created

• 1993-1997.

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LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2012645110

Description

• 132 drawings : pen and ink ; 11 x 15 in.

Rights advisory

• Rights status not evaluated. For general information see: "Copyright and Other Restrictions...," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/195_copr.htmlopens in a new window

Access advisory

• Served by appointment (Unprocessed). To make a request, see "Access to Unprocessed Materials," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/022_unpr.htmlopens in a new window

LC classification

• Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2012:015

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• Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2012:015

Notes

• This catalog record contains preliminary data.
• Includes an additional 217 pieces of supporting work of the original ballad, script, edits, lyrics and pencil layouts.
• Authors of script include: Neil Gaiman, Jane Yolen, Saryn McCrumb, Midori Snyder, Lee Smith, Elaine Lee, Delia Sherman, Charles de Lint, Jeff Smith, Charles Vess and Emma Bull.
• Ballads are: The False Knight on the Road, King Henry, Thomas the Rhymer, Barbara Allen, The Three Lovers, Tam-Lin, The Daemon Lover, Twa Corbies, Sovay, The Galtee Farmer, Alison Gross, The Black Fox and The Great Selchie of Sule Skerry.
• Container list: Vess

Acquisition source

• Gift; Charles Vess; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:015).

LCCN

• 2012645110

Repository

• Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.printopens in a new window

Type of material

• Photograph, Print, or Drawing (Collection)