Bannon, Laura.

Laura Bannon (1895-1963) was a Chicago painter and children's book illustrator and author.

She was born in Acme, Michigan, studied at the Michigan State Normal School (Kalamazoo, now Western Michigan University) and at the Art Institute of Chicago. She also taught at the School of the Art Institute. The first children's book she authored was published in 1939; in all she wrote and/or illustrated over twenty books. She received numerous awards including those of the Children's Reading Round Table of Chicago and the Society of Typographical Arts. She died on December 14, 1963.

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