Hyman, Trina Schart

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American illustrator of children's and young adult books, best known for her illustrations of fairy and folk tales.

From the description of The ghost next door : production material, [1971?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62443650

From the description of The moon singer : production material, [1969?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62494541

From the description of Caddie Woodlawn : production material, [1973?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62494539

From the description of A walk out of the world : production material, [1969?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62494542

From the description of The marrow of the world : production material, [1972?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62443653

From the description of All in free but Janey : production material, [1968?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62680568

From the description of The bread book : all about bread and how to make it : production material, [1971?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62406001

Trina Schart Hyman (1939-2004) was born in Philadelphia. An artist since early childhood, she trained at the Philadelphia Museum College of Art. In 1959 she married Harris Hyman and they moved to Boston, where she studied at the Boston Museum School of the Arts. Her first book was published in Sweden, where they had moved for his work. In 1963 her daughter Katrin was born. Divorced in 1968, Hyman and her daughter settled in New Hampshire, and she dedicated herself to her illustrating to earn a living. She illustrated books by authors such as Carol Ryrie Brink, Mollie Hunter, Jane Louise Curry, and Paul Tripp. From 1973 to 1979 she was editor of Cricket magazine. In 1984 her Little Red Riding Hood was a Caldecott Honor book; in 1985 she received the Caldecott Medal for Saint George and the dragon.

From the description of Trina Schart Hyman papers, 1965-1981 (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122929410

Trina Schart Hyman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1939. She spent her youth and early adulthood exploring various forms of art. After attending the Philadelphia Museum College of Art, Boston Museum School of the Arts, and Konstfackskolan (a Swedish state art school), she became the art director for Cricket, a children's literary magazine. Hyman's works are unique in that they portray her "fantastical" imagination. Before her death in 2004, Hyman was the illustrator of more than 150 books. She won the Caldecott Award for her illustrations in Saint George and the Dragon . Other illustrations from books such as Little Red Riding Hood, Herschel and the Hanukkah Goblins, and A Child's Calendar, have also received high recognition.

From the guide to the Trina Schart Hyman Papers, 1985-1994., (Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries)

American illustrator of children's and young adult books, best known for her illustrations of fairy and folk tales; Caldecott Medal in 1985 for Saint George and the Dragon and Caldecott Honors for Little Red Riding Hood in 1984 and Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins in 1990.

From the description of Papers, 1968-1973. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62443648

American children's author/illustrator, born near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1939. Award-winning illustrator of over one hundred books as well as author of her own books, she was also art editor of Cricket Magazine from 1972 to 1979.

From the description of Papers, 1966-1988. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 26533252

Trina Schart Hyman, a leading illustrator of books for children, was born in 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She received her training at the Philadelphia Museum College of Art (1956-1959) and the Boston Museum School of the Arts. (1959-1960). She also studied in Stockholm at the Swedish State Art School (Konstfackskolan, 1960-1961). In Sweden she illustrated her first book, Toffe och den lilla Bilen (1961. Not in this collection). Since then she has illustrated numerous children's books for such authors as Carol Ryrie Brink, Paul Tripp, Eleanor Clymer, and Jean Fritz. Ms. Hyman is both author and illustrator for two books, How Six Found Christmas and Self-portrait: Trina Schart Hyman (Addison-Wesley). She has also retold Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood .

From September, 1973 to March, 1979, Ms. Hyman was the art director of Cricket, a children's magazine. Since April, 1979 she has served as a staff artist. In 1973, Ms. Hyman won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for her illustrations in King Stork (not in this collection) and in 1984 her Little Red Riding Hood was a Caldecott Honor book. Ms. Hyman lives in a farmhouse in Lyme, New Hampshire; she has one daughter, Katrin.

From the guide to the Trina Schart Hyman papers, 1965-1981, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)

Trina Schart Hyman was born April 8, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She studied art at the Philadelphia Museum College of Art and the Boston Museum School of the Arts during the 1950s and at the Konstfackskolan [Swedish State Art School] in 1960-1961. Throughout her long and prolific career, Trina Schart Hyman has worked as an artist and illustrator, and art director at Cricket Magazine. She illustrated her first book Toffe Och Den Lilla Bilen by Hertha Von Gebhardt, in 1961. Trina Schart Hyman has also written and illustrated several books, beginning with How Six Found Christmas in 1969. She has illustrated books for many authors and is best known for her illustrations for fairy and folk tales, including Snow White (1974) and Sleeping Beauty (1977), the latter also retold by Trina Schart Hyman. Critics have praised her as a "gifted creator" of images whose pictures "emphasize the story" and offer a "wealth of information." Her illustrations are an "expressive blending of realism, fantasy, and humor" that have "rich colors" and "capture the mood" of the story in a "pictorial narrative." Critics have especially noted how the "faces of characters are beautifully realized." Trina Schart Hyman has received many awards for her work including the Caldecott Award in 1985 for Saint George and the Dragon and the Caldecott Honor citations for Little Red Riding Hood in 1984 and Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins in 1990.

Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vol. 95, pp. 89-94.

From the guide to the Trina Schart Hyman Collection, 1968-1973, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])

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creatorOf Hyman, Trina Schart. The ghost next door : production material, [1971?]. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Trina Schart Hyman Collection, 1968-1973 University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections
creatorOf Hyman, Trina Schart. The moon singer : production material, [1969?]. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Allen, Lois, 1930-1969. John Travers Moore illustrations [manuscript], 1949-1968, n.d. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Hyman, Trina Schart, 1939-. Papers, 1966-1988. University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library
creatorOf Hyman, Trina Schart. All in free but Janey : production material, [1968?]. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Hyman, Trina Schart. The marrow of the world : production material, [1972?]. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Hyman, Trina Schart. Papers, 1968-1973. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Call, Hughie, 1890-1969. Papers, 1936-1978. University of Oregon Libraries
creatorOf Hyman, Trina Schart. Trina Schart Hyman papers, 1965-1981 University of Oregon Libraries
referencedIn Bookstore Press Records., undated, 1967-1976. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
creatorOf Trina Schart Hyman papers, 1965-1981 University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Hyman, Trina Schart. A walk out of the world : production material, [1969?]. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Hyman, Trina Schart. The bread book : all about bread and how to make it : production material, [1971?]. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Trina Schart Hyman Papers, 1985-1994. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
creatorOf Hyman, Trina Schart. Caddie Woodlawn : production material, [1973?]. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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correspondedWith Bookstore Press. corporateBody
associatedWith Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981. person
associatedWith Bulla, Clyde Robert. person
associatedWith Call, Hughie, 1890-1969. person
associatedWith Curry, Jane, 1945- person
associatedWith Fritz, Jean. person
associatedWith Hunter, Mollie, 1922- person
associatedWith Johnson, Elizabeth, 1911- person
associatedWith Meyer, Carolyn. person
associatedWith Moore, John Travers. person
associatedWith Nichols, Ruth, 1948- person
associatedWith St. John, Wylly Folk person
associatedWith Tripp, Paul. person
associatedWith Turnbull, Agnes Sligh, 1888- person
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United States
Wisconsin
Subject
Women authors, American
Bread
Bread
Brothers and sisters
Brothers and sisters
Children and youth
Children's literature
Children's literature, American
Children's literature, American
Detective and mystery stories
Detective and mystery stories
Fantasy
Frontier and pioneer life
Frontier and pioneer life
Illustrated children's books
Illustrated children's books
Illustration of books
Illustration of books
Literature
Play
Play
Singing
Singing
Witches
Witches
Women
Women illustrators
Women illustrators
Occupation
Illustrator
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Birth 1939-04-08

Death 2004-11-19

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