Gorsline, Douglas W., 1913-1985
Variant namesArtist, illustrator and author.
From the description of Selected illustrations of Douglas Warner Gorsline, 1970?-1979? (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 18250076
American children's illustrator born in Rochester, New York in 1913. Specializing in historical subjects, he illustrated over two dozen books including two of his own.
From the description of Papers, 1950-1987 (bulk: 1950-1971). (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 26244931
Artist, illustrator, author; son-in-law of editor Maxwell E. Perkins.
From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1950. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122613263
Douglas Gorsline was born May 24, 1913, in Rochester, NY, and died June 25(some say 26th), 1985, in Dijon, France. He followed a career as artist, illustrator, and writer. He received numerous awards for his work, and was the first American artist to receive an invitation from the People's Republic of China to visit that country and paint whatever he wished.
Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vols. 11, 43
From the guide to the Douglas Gorsline Papers, 1975, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])
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| referencedIn | Richard Gaither Walser Papers, 1918-1988 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| creatorOf | Gorsline, Douglas W., 1913-1985. Letter, 1937, to Lewis Mumford. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| creatorOf | Gorsline, Douglas W., 1913-1985. Selected illustrations of Douglas Warner Gorsline, 1970?-1979? | University of Oregon Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Waldo Peirce Papers, 1889-1985 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Gorsline, Douglas W., 1913-1985. Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 1940-1941. | University of Pennsylvania Library | |
| creatorOf | Douglas Gorsline Papers, 1975 | University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections | |
| creatorOf | Gorsline, Douglas, 1913-1985. Papers, 1950-1987 (bulk: 1950-1971). | University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library | |
| referencedIn | Gorsline, Douglas, 1913-1985 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| creatorOf | Gorsline, Douglas W., 1913-1985. Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1950. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library |
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| correspondedWith | Peirce, Waldo, 1884-1970 | person |
| associatedWith | Walser, Richard Gaither, 1908- | person |
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Birth 1913
Death 1985
Undetermined
