Kurt Werth papers 1896-1983

Werth, Kurt

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Kurt Werth was born September 21, 1896 in Leipzig, Germany. He studied at the Academy for Graphic Arts in Leipzig and later worked as a book and magazine illustrator in Germany. With the rise of Nazism in the 1930s, Kurt Werth left Germany and came to the United States where he did magazine and text book illustrations. He became a United States citizen in 1947 and that same year he illustrated his first book for children, Rosemary Sprague's Northward to Albion . During his long and ...

Werth, Margaret

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Newberry, Clare Turlay, 1903-

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American artist and illustrator Clare Turlay Newberry (1903-1970) was born in Enterprise, Or. and educated at the University of Oregon, the California School of Fine Arts, and La Grande Chaumiere, Paris. Until 1934, she did portrait work almost exclusively; thereafter she produced books and portfolios for children about cats. From the description of Clare Turlay Newberry papers, 1910-1969. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122277946 American author and il...

Hall, Rosalys Haskell

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Rosalys Haskell Hall (1914- ) was an American writer and editor of children's books. She worked in New York at Doubleday Bookshop, from 1938-1944. Beginning in 1944, she worked as an editor in the Children's Book Department at Longman's, Green & Co., which later merged with David McKay Co. Hall also worked as a freelance editor for other publishers. From the description of Rosalys Haskell Hall papers, 1952-1969. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 72718221 ...