Under the North Light: The Life and Work of Maud and Miska Petersham - Rilegato

Webster, Lawrence

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ISBN 10: 0967926866 ISBN 13: 9780967926865

Casa editrice: Woodstockarts, 2012

Riassunto

The Petershams were pivotal figures in the history of American children's book publishing and illustration. They lived in Woodstock, New York from 1920 to the 1960s and wrote and/or illustrated more than 100 books. The fruits of their partnership were embraced by readers, parents and critics. Their work garnered national recognition via awards like the Caldecott Honor and Medal. This full-color book (146 color images and 56 black-and-white images) will serve as the companion to the forthcoming Woodstock Artists Association and Museum's Petersham exhibition that runs from October 6 to December 31, 2012.

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L'autore:

Lawrence Webster grew up in Woodstock, NY and was a neighbor to the Petershams. She knew Miska and Maud Petersham, and was a close friend of their granddaughter, Mary. Webster has a Masters in library science from SUNY Albany and had short stints in radio and publishing. In the latter she worked at See-Saw Book Club for Scholastic in the late 60s. Two previous books are "Robber Raccoon," using the pen name Thomas Lawrence, for Grosset & Dunlap, 1971 and "Catch Your Breath: A Book of Shivery Poems." The latter was co-compiled with Lilian Moore and illustrated by Gahan Wilson for Garrard in 1973. Webster is a librarian and non-profit consultant, and she has written numerous library-related articles

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The unusual and enduring partnership of Maud and Miska Petersham will intrigue everyone who is interested in the integration of life and work, values and livelihood. Maud and Miska met when they were young, aspiring artists working in their first New York City jobs. Maud, a 1912 Vassar graduate, had deep Yankee roots; Miska immigrated from Hungary in 1912 after rigorous study at the Royal National School for Applied Arts in Budapest. They met while working at a commercial design studio in New York City and married in 1917. They moved to Woodstock, New York, in 1920.Pioneers in a golden age of children's book publishing in America, the Petershams were among a handful of people who set the direction for illustrated children's books as we know them today. They worked closely with such legendary editors as Louise Seaman Bechtel and May Massee, and with such inventive printers as Charles Stringer and William Glaser—greatly advancing the art of the illustrated children's book. Under their studio's north light they produced more than a hundred books, as illustrators or as author/illustrators, during a career that spanned five decades.Theirs was a deep collaboration of complementary backgrounds and temperaments, and a marriage that created a warm and welcoming household. Their books were not only immensely popular with children, but also admired by critics, librarians and tastemakers. In the years before the founding of the Caldecott Medal, their contributions were recognized by the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). Four of the Petershams' books were selected for inclusion in the highly competitive AIGA exhibitions in the late 1920s and early 1930s. During the 1940s the Petershams won a Caldecott Honor (in 1942, for "An American ABC") and a Caldecott Medal (in 1946, for "The Rooster Crows").The abiding value of their work and the principles they espoused are the subjects of this book.

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• Editore: Woodstockarts
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0967926866
• ISBN 13: 9780967926865
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 192