Palazzo, Tony, 1905-1970

American illustrator and author of children's books; Caldecott Honor for Timothy Turtle in 1947.

From the description of The giant playtime nursery book : production material, [1959?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62443700

From the description of Goldilocks and the three bears : production material, ca. 1955-1962. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62443702

From the description of Nonsense book : production material, [1956?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62680589

From the description of Papers, 1955-1962 (bulk 1955-1959). (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62406025

From the description of Noah's ark : production material, [1955?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62406026

Tony (Anthony) Palazzo was born April 7, 1905 in New York, New York. He studied at Columbia and New York Universities. He worked as an art director for various magazines for many years. In 1937, he worked as the disigner for the John Dos Passos book, The Villages Are the Heart Of Spain . In the 1940's, he began illustrating children's and young adult books. Mr. Palazzo received a Caldecott Honor Award in 1947 for Timothy Turtle by Al Graham. In 1949, he started to write children's books. Tony Palazzo illustrated and/or wrote and illustrated over 65 books for children and young adults. He died on September 10, 1970. Biographical Sources: Something About the Author, vol. 3, pp.152-155 Illustrator's Of Children's Books 1946-1956, p. 163

From the guide to the Tony Palazzo Collection, 1955-1962, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])