D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin, 1898-1986

Edgar Parin D'Aulaire and Ingri (Mortenson) D'Aulaire met in art school, and were married in 1925. Throughout their joint career, which spanned nearly five decades, the D'Aulaires worked as a team on the text and illustrations for numerous children's books. Their published works include: Abraham Lincoln (1939), Foxie (1949), Buffalo Bill (1952), Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths (1962), Norse Gods and Giants (1967), and D'Aulaires' Trolls (1972), among many others.

From the guide to the Edgar Parin and Ingri D'Aulaire papers, circa 1910-1985, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)

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