William Pène Du Bois papers 1940s-1970s

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William Pène Du Bois papers 1940s-1970s

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William Pène Du Bois (1919-1993) was an illustrator and award winning children's author. His collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, mock-ups, posters, and original artwork for several of the books he illustrated, including his own works Otto at Sea and Otto in Texas.

3.25 linear feet; 8 boxes, 5 map case folders

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6315804

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Du Bois, Raoul Pène, 1914-1985

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Raoul Pène Du Bois, set and costume designer, born and died in New York City. From the description of Set design for a Haydn concerto, New York City Ballet, December 1967. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122313879 ...

Du Bois, William Pène, 1916-

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William Sherman Pène du Bois was an illustrator and award-winning children's author. He was born May 9, 1916 in Nutley, New Jersey, into a family of distinguished painters, stage designers, and architects dating back to the 1700s. His father, Guy Pène du Bois, was an art critic and artist known for his landscapes and portraits. His mother, Florence Sherman, was a successful children's clothing designer. His younger sister, Yvonne, also became a landscape painter. When "B...

Chalmers, Mary, 1927-

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Epithet: wife of J Gordon of Earlstoun British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001196.0x00024f Mary Eileen Chalmers is a children's book illustrator and a self-illustrated author of children's books. From the description of Mary Chalmers papers, 1955-1962. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63292391 American children's author and illustrator born in Camden, N.J., Chalmers s...

Pène du Bois, Guy, 1884-1958

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Guy Penè Du Bois was an artist and editor of Arts & Decoration. In 1920 he was eager to have Zigrosser write for his magazine. From the description of Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1920. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155900855 Painter; New York, N.Y.; b. 1884; d. 1958. From the description of Guy Pene du Bois and Mary Lightfoot Tarleton correspondence, [ca. 1928-1931]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80812738 ...