Buff, Mary, 1890-1970

Mary Marsh Buff and Conrad Buff were a husband and wife team of authors and illustrators of children's books; Caldecott Medal runners up in 1943 and Newbery Award runners up in 1947, 1952, and 1954.

From the description of Papers, 1937-1957. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62451319

Mary Marsh Buff and Conrad Buff were a husband and wife team of authors and illustrators of children's books.

From the description of Big Tree : production material, ca. 1946-1957. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62680473

From the description of The apple and the arrow : production material, [1951?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62451320

From the description of Dancing Cloud, the Navaho Boy : production material, [1937?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62680474

From the description of Kobi, a boy of Switzerland : production material, [1939?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62405885

Conrad Buff was born January 15, 1886 in Speicher, Switzerland. He studied art in Switzerland and Germany and came to the United States in 1904. He married Mary Marsh (born April 10, 1890 in Cincinnati, Ohio) in 1922 and the couple had two sons. The Buffs collaborated on many children's books between 1937 and 1968. Conrad Buff did the artwork and Mary Marsh Buff did most of the writing, although some of their works were written jointly. Their first book, Dancing Cloud, the Navajo Boy (1937) was praised by critics for its beautiful illustrations and its sense of place and nature in Navajo life. In 1943, the Buffs were runners up for the Caldecott Medal for Dash and Dart, a story about deer that was praised for its "beautiful simplicity" of text. In 1947, they were runners up for the Newberry Award for Big Tree (1946) the story of "Wa Wo Na", a giant sequioa. Critics praised the book for its beautifully and dramatically told story in both text and illustrations and for giving readers a "sense of wonder at the trees" and the "need to protect them." The Buffs were also Newbery runners up in 1952 for The Apple and the Arrow (1951) a story about William Tell and again in 1954 for Magic Maize (1953). Mary Marsh Buff died in November 1970 and conrad Buff died in 1975.

From the description of Mary and Conrad Buff Papers 1937-1951. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 462885470

Conrad and Mary Buff wrote and illustrated children's books between 1937 and 1968.

Mary died in 1970 and Conrad died in 1975.

From the description of Mary and Conrad Buff children's book materials, 1935-1967. (University of California, Irvine). WorldCat record id: 49523563

Biography

Conrad and Mary Buff wrote and illustrated children's books between 1937 and 1968. Mary died in 1970 and Conrad died in 1975.

From the guide to the Mary and Conrad Buff children's book materials, 1935-1967, (University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives.)