An elephant?: production material, ca. 1962-1964.

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An elephant?: production material, ca. 1962-1964.

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Holograph manuscript, ink illustration with 2 separations, correspondence, typed commentary by Ms. Balian, reviews, a book jacket for the book The Blind Men and the Elephant illustrated by Paul Galdone, promotional material. An adaptation of the poem by John Godfrey Saxe which tells an East Indian fable illustrating the moral that to find out the whole picture one must first put together all its parts.

Manuscripts: 1 folder.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7816878

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Balian, Lorna

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Lorna Balian, nee Kohl, was born December 14, 1929 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She studied at the Layton School of Art from 1948-1949 and later worked as an artist at the American Lace Company in Milwaukee and as a freelance artist. In 1964, she illustrated an adaptation of John Godfrey Saxe's poem An Elephant, and in 1965 wrote and illustrated Humbug Witch, a humorous story about a little "witch." Over the next few decades, she published many books, including others with a holiday theme such as Hu...

Saxe, John Godfrey, 1816-1887

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American poet. From the description of Letter [manuscript], 1871, Albany, New York, to [James Ripley] Osgood. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647823406 John Godfrey Saxe (June 2, 1816 - 1887) was an American poet perhaps best known for his parable, "The Blindmen and the Elephant."He was mentioned several times in "The Penultimate Peril.", along with his most famous poem. He was described as an American humorist poet of the nineteenth cenury.Biographical Source:...