John Alcorn Collection 1963-1967

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John Alcorn Collection 1963-1967

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The John Alcorn Collection consists of illustrative production material from six titles between 1963-1967, including proof paste-ups with separations, ink illustrations, and text proofs.

5 boxes

eng,

University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections

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Alcorn, John, 1923-....

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Born in the New York borough, Long Island, February 10, 1935, John Alcorn is an illustrator of countless children's books, along with nonfiction, poems, and non-English language readers. Alcorn studied graphic art at Cooper Union, acquiring skills in calligraphy, architecture, typography, illustrations and advertising and dimensional design. Briefly tied to the CBS-TV art department in 1958 and other advertising agencies prior, Alcorn decided to free-lance exclusively. His scope inc...