Chen, Tony.

Chinese children's illustrator, born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1929. Emigrated to the United States in 1949 and has illustrated more than twenty books.

From the description of Papers, 1962-1987. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 26498713

American illustrator of children's books.

From the description of The fisherman's son : adapted from a Georgian folktale : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62489582

From the description of Many hands cooking : an international cookbook for girls and boys : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62436625

From the description of Little Rystu : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62436623

From the description of The cozy book : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62436611

From the description of There's a train going by my window : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62436622

From the description of Breakfast with the birds : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62423952

From the description of Papers, 1966-1985. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62489575

From the description of Too many crackers : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62489580

From the description of After dark : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62436609

From the description of Do you know a cat? : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62423956

From the description of Once we went on a picnic : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62423958

From the description of In the city of Paris : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62423957

From the description of The Doubleday illustrated children's Bible : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62436638

From the description of In the Land of Small Dragon : a Vietnamese folktale : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62685443

From the description of Honschi : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62401892

From the description of The princess and the admiral : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62401898

From the description of Follow a fisher : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62401890

From the description of The cucumber stem : adapted from a Bengali folktale : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62401891

From the description of Pond life : watching animals find food : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62401897

From the description of About owls : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62401885

From the description of The white horse : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62401900

Tony Chen was born January 3, 1929 in Kingston, Jamaica. He came to the United States in 1949 and attended the Art Career School, and graduated from Pratt Institute with a B.F.A. in 1955. Tony Chen has worked as an art director for Newsweek magazine, and art instructor, painter, and sculptor. He began illustrating children's books in the 1960s; his first illustrated work was Helen Buckley's Too Many Crackers. Throughout his long career as an artist, Tony Chen has illustrated many books for various authors that cover a wide variety of subjects, including Bible stories, folk tales, and non-fiction. Chen is noted for his illustration of animal and nature books, two areas of personal interest. Tony Chen works with a variety of media, including watercolor, pen, tempera, and acrylic.

From the guide to the Tony Chen Collection, 1966-1985, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])