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JESSIE WILCOX SMITH BOOK WEEK. 1921. 21 1/4x13 1/2 inches. Condition B: repaired tears and slight foxing in image; pinholes in corners. Charming young children in white and gray outfits are browsing through the bounty of bright books that line the cream library's shelves. "In 1919, at the urging of Franklin K. Mathiews, Librarian of the Boy Scouts of America, Book Week was introduced to focus attention on the need for quality children's books and the importance of childhood literacy" (http://www.cbcbooks.org/about/history.html). The poster for the first year, designed by Jessie Wilcox Smith, was reused through 1924, when the artist designed a second image. Book Week 3.
