Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Illustrator Elsa Beskow was a Work at Home Mom

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Children and Nature Inspired Swedish Illustrator's Art and Stories Elsa Beskow, 1874-1953, stands out among Golden Age women illus...
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Friday, August 18, 2017

Gyo Fujikawa's Multicultural Kids

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Japanese American Illustrator was a pioneer in depicting multiethnic children in picture books. I have long been drawn to vintage childr...
Friday, January 23, 2015

Margaret Tarrant, Illustrating the Wonders of Childhood

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Illustrator Margaret Tarrant (1888-1959), of London, was nearly a child herself when she illustrated Water Babies at the age of ...
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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Golden Age Illustrator Ethel Franklin Betts

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Ethel Franklin Betts (1878-1956), golden age illustrator, is another female artist from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts -- the schoo...
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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Ruth E Newton's Chubby Kids and Cubs

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Ruth Eleanor Newton (1884-1972)was a prolific illustrator as well as a doll designer. She illustrated more than 40 titles for Whitman Publ...
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

The Three Bears, Victorian Illustration by R. Andre

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This was a great find, 1888 McLoughlin Bros. The Three Bears -- that was before Goldilocks name got into the title. Wonderful Victorian il...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Jessie Watkins Over The HIlls, Illustration with Victorian Charm

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This darling Victorian children's book gives us a glimpse into the life of a child in the 1880s. Very sweet. Over the Hills has poems ...