Landau, Jacob
Born December 17, 1917, in Phihladelphia, son of Samuel and Deanna Landau; married Amalia Fattori, c. 1941 (divorced,1946); married Frances Paul, May 5, 1949
Education: Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, 1931-36; Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, certificate 1938.
Career: Artist, educator and illustrator of books for children and adults. Recipient of numerous commissions, numerous exhibitions. Work is represented in permanent collections of many museums and in many private collections.
Awards: Numerous, including Boys Club Junior Book Award, 1951 for The Big Sky . To Dream upon a Crown was chosen one of American Graphic Arts Children's Books 1967-68.
Source: Something about the Author; Volume 38, p 110-113.
From the guide to the Jacob Landau Papers, 1942-1967, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])
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| referencedIn | Lipsky Family Papers, 1904-1992 (bulk 1925-1992) | American Jewish Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Hyman G. Enelow Papers., 1897-1933. | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
| creatorOf | Addams, Jane, 1860-1935. TLS, 1932 October 30 : Chicago [Ill.] to Jacob Landau. | Haverford College Library | |
| creatorOf | Jacob Landau Papers, 1942-1967 | University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections | |
| referencedIn | Morris S. Lazaron papers, 1851-1979 (bulk 1930-1950) | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
| referencedIn | Learned Hand papers | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 |
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| associatedWith | Addams, Jane, 1860-1935. | person |
| correspondedWith | Enelow, Hyman Gerson | person |
| associatedWith | Hand, Learned, 1872-1961 | person |
| correspondedWith | Lazaron, Morris Samuel | person |
| associatedWith | Lipsky Family | family |
| associatedWith | Matthews, J. B. (Joseph Brown), 1894-1966 | person |
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