Weihs, Erika

Dates:
Active 1954
Active 2001

Biographical notes:

Erika Weihs was born on November 4, 1917 in Vienna, Austria. She earned her degree in 1937 from the Graphische Lehr und Versuchanstalt in Vienna and attended the Leonardo da Vinci Art School in New York. Erika Weihs has been a freelance illustrator and painter since 1942. She is the illustrator of over 30 books for children and the author and illustrator of Count the Cats. Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vol. 107, pp. 206-209.

From the description of Erika Weihs Papers 1954-2001. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 436621762

Artist and illustrator of children's literature.

From the description of Erika Weihs papers, 1973-1990. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 37956693

Painter; New York, N.Y.

Born 1917 in Vienna, Austria. Came to the U.S. in 1940.

From the description of Erika Weihs papers, 1949-1994. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515590

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Subjects:

  • Children's literature, American
  • Greeting cards
  • Judaism
  • Painters
  • Women painters

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Places:

  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)