Elizabeth Keith, Elspet Keith Robertson Scott
Yŏngguk hwaga Ellijabesŭ K'isŭ ŭi K'oria, 1920-1940 (British Painter Elizabeth Keith's Korea)= Old Korea
Seoul: Ch'aek kwa Hamkke, 2006. 8991221149 251 pages.
Large-format hardcover volume, measuring approximately 7.5" x 10.5", is in fine condition, with firm binding, clean and bright interior. Wrap-around paper band displays very light wear. Text is in Korean.
Translation of "Old Korea" (Philosophical Library, 1946). This translation includes additional reproductions of artist's color prints and articles.
Elizabeth Keith (1887 – 1956) was a Scottish artist and writer. She was a printmaker and watercolorist whose works were significantly influenced by her travels to Japan, China, Korea and the Philippines. n 1946 she and her sister Elspet published a book titled "Old Korea: The Land of the Morning Calm," which included criticism of Japan's colonization of Korea before and during the war and was dedicated to General Douglas MacArthur, Lord Louis Mountbatten, and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

Yŏngguk hwaga Ellijabesŭ K'isŭ ŭi K'oria, 1920-1940 - Old Korea

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