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Arnold Stark Lobel was born on this day, May 22, in 1933. In 1970, his first of four “Frog and Toad” books was published. His daughter, Adrianne, would later say, “Frog and Toad” were “the beginning of him coming out” as gay.

23/05/22 18:49

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Jacqueline Ayer was born on this day, May 2, in 1930. About Ayer, Milton Glaser said: “She was smart, drew beautifully, and had an innate sense of fashion... She changed every culture she was embedded in, from editorial pages to clothing design to children’s books.”⁣

23/05/02 19:00

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Esther Friend illustrated more than eighty children’s books—including a beloved version of “Pinocchio”. In 1947, the Chicago Tribune praised her for being a “two-career girl”—homemaker and artist. This is our #arthistory post on Friend: instagram.com/p/CosT0VOOzWn/…

23/02/16 05:20

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Art Spiegelman was born on this day, February 15, in 1948. In 1991, he said, “People don’t seem to learn, or care, or become more empathetic. America is such an ahistorical country. We’re ripe for fascism, frankly.”

23/02/15 19:46

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❝Almost all artwork—no matter the final form—begins with drawing; because drawing is the artist’s fundamental tool.❞ —Mary Blair, born on this day, October 21, in 1911

22/10/21 18:28

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Here’s a cheat sheet—in the form of a Legend of Zelda rupee—on the four properties of color. 🗡🛡 #colortheory #illustration

22/05/11 18:49

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❝Almost all artwork—no matter the final form—begins with drawing; because drawing is the artist’s fundamental tool.❞ —Mary Blair, born on this day, October 21, in 1911

21/10/21 18:45

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❝My greatest inspiration is a low bank balance.❞ —Ludwig Bemelmans, born on this day, April 27, in 1898

21/04/28 03:15

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Charles Henry Buckius Demuth (November 8, 1883 - October 23, 1935) #SameArtist

20/10/06 02:43

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We’re combining #inktober with #arthistory. Today’s artist is Margaret Bloy Graham. Curious George co-creator H.A. Rey introduced Graham to Ursula Nordstrom. With Nordstrom’s help, Graham started her career. The “Harry” books are perhaps Graham’s most popular creations.

19/10/17 04:31

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We’re combining #inktober with #arthistory. Today’s artist is Gyo Fujikawa. When asked about her connection with the childhood experience, Fujikawa answered, “Part of me, I guess, never grew up.”⁣ For more on her, visit: instagram.com/p/B2HXwQIHAt-/…

19/10/16 04:43

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We‘re combining #inktober and #arthistory. Today’s artist is Arnold Lobel. Four “Frog and Toad” books where published between 1970 and 1979. In 1974, he came out to his family as gay. His daughter, Adrianne, later said “Frog and Toad” were “the beginning of him coming out”.

19/10/11 21:37

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We’re combining #inktober and #arthistory. Today’s artist is Madeleine Gekiere. She illustrated “Switch on the Night”—a children’s book by Ray Bradbury about overcoming one’s fear of the dark. Sadly, she ended her life in 2014. We honor her on #WorldMentalHealthDay.

19/10/11 00:10

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We’re combining #inktober and #arthistory. Today’s artist is Evaline Michelow. Michelow married Eliot Ness—changing her name to Evaline Ness. While Eliot battled the mob, Evaline worked as an illustrator for Higbee's Department Store. She later won back-to-back Caldecotts.

19/10/09 21:31

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We’re combining #inktober with #arthistory. Today’s artist is Wanda Gág. Gág was a suffragist who practiced “free love”. And her book about cat cannibalism is the oldest American children’s book still in print.

19/10/08 21:03

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We’re combining #inktober with #arthistory. Today’s artist is Ashley Bryan. Serving as a stevedore for the U.S. Army, Bryan carried a sketchbook with him, often hiding it in his gas mask. Drawing helped him stay connected with humanity.

19/10/04 23:22

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In the late 1960’s, this artist submitted art of a blue bonnet-wearing girl to American Greetings. Her art launched a decades-long phenomenon. Here is our #kidlit #arthistory post on Denise Holly Ulinskas, better known as… Holly Hobbie. instagram.com/p/B3MtTf_nCXT/… #inktober

19/10/04 22:57

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We’re combining #inktober and #arthistory. Today’s artist is Maurice Sendak. He called Crockett Johnson & Ruth Krauss his “weekend parents”. He worked at F.A.O Schwartz. On e-books, he said, “F*** them… They cannot be the future.”

19/10/03 20:49

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We’re combining #inktober and #arthistory. Today’s artist is Peggy Fortnum. This Nazi-fighting daughter of a British Naval officer illustrated an ursine refugee from “darkest Peru” with an affinity for marmalade.

19/10/02 21:08

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We’re combining #inktober with #arthistory. Today’s artist is Beatrix Potter. Potter was more than a “bunny lady”. She was a scientist, a farmer, an entrepreneur, a preservationist, and a social rights advocate—all during a male-dominated Victorian age.

19/10/01 21:54

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We’re combining #Inktober with #arthistory. Today’s artist: Charles Dana Gibson.

18/10/02 01:28

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We’re combining #Inktober with #arthistory. Today’s artist: James Montgomery Flagg.

17/10/07 00:35