Evaline Ness Papers 1954-1983

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Evaline Ness Papers 1954-1983

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Evaline Ness' papers focus on her work as an author and illustrator of children's books, with emphasis on the latter. The collection contains production material for twenty titles published between 1954 and 1983, and includes both manuscript and illustrative material. The materials held include typescripts, galley proofs and front matter, illustrations done in a variety of media many with separations, studies, paste ups, dummies, layouts, transparencies, a photograph and photostats, and some miscellaneous art work.

7.8 cu. ft.

eng,

University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections

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Ness, Evaline

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Evaline (Michelow) Ness was born April 24, 1911, in Union City, Ohio, and grew up in Pontiac, Michigan. She attended Ball State Teachers College (1931-1932) and the Chicago Art Institute (1933-1935) before quitting to become a fashion artist and model. In 1938, the famous Prohibition agent Eliot Ness became her second husband. She continued her successful career as an illustrator in New York after their divorce in 1946. In 1954 she illustrated her first book for children, The Story of Ophelia by...