Brown, Marcia, 1918-2015

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American author and illustrator of children's picture boks.

From the description of Anansi, the spider man : Jamaican folk tales : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62684921

Marcia Brown was born July 13, 1918 in Rochester, New York. She attended New York College for Teachers in Albany, New York, graduating with an A.B. in 1940. During the 1940s, Ms. Brown worked as a teacher and library assistant and began writing and illustrating children's books. Her first book, The Little Carousel, was published in 1946. While best known as an illustrator, Ms. Brown has also written and adapted many stories, the latter often based on folk and fairy tales from around the world. Her picture books have been widely praised for not only their illustrations, but also for Ms. Brown's talent for reproducing the "storytelling" quality of oral traditional literature. This particularly evident in Stone Soup and Dick Whittington and His Cat, both Caldecott Honor Books in 1948 and 1951, respectively. Throughout her career, Ms. Brown has been recognized many times with Caldecott Honor book citations and awards. Cinderella (1955), Once a Mouse (1962), and Shadow (1983) were all awarded the Caldecott, and Henry Fisherman ( 1950), Skipper John's Cook (1952), Puss in Boots (1952), and The Steadfast Tin Soldier (1954) were Caldecott Honor Books. In addition to her own work as an illustrator and adaper, Ms. Brown has also illustrated books by other authors. Ms. Brown has continued to publish picture books for the past four decades and continues to be one of the field's most widely recognized and respected author and illustrator.

From the guide to the Marcia Brown Papers, 1950-1961, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections)

American author and illustrator of children's picture books.

From the description of Once a mouse : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62435926

From the description of Dick Whittington and his cat : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62731589

From the description of Peter Piper's alphabet : Peter Piper's practical principles of plain and perfect pronunciation : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62684922

American author/illustrator, born in Rochester, New York in 1918. A three-time Caldecott Medal winner who is well-known for her woodblock illustrations.

From the description of Papers, 1946-1972. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 26143446

Marcia Brown was born on July 13, 1918, in Rochester, New York. She studied painting, set design, puppetry, and printmaking at various schools, graduating from New York College for Teachers (now SUNY Albany) in 1940. She published her first book, "The Little Carousel," in 1946 while working at the New York Public Library. Brown's first award was Caldecott Honors for "Stone Soup" (1948), an old folktale Brown retold and illustrated. She won the Caldecott Medal three times, and received Caldecott Honors a total of six times. Brown illustrated more than thirty books, most of which she either wrote or adapted. She loves folklore and illustrated a number of classic tales from around the world. Throughout her career, Brown used a wide variety of media, although her most distinctive illustrations are her colored woodblocks.

From the description of Marcia Brown papers, 1969. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 774898001

Marcia Joan Brown was born on July 13, 1918 in Rochester, New York, one of three daughters of the Reverend Clarence Edward and Adelaide Elizabeth (Zimber) Brown. The family lived in many small towns in upstate New York including Cooperstown and Kingston as her father accepted new ministries. Raised in a family that supported artstic expression, she decided at an early age to become an artist. Because of the scarcity of positions during the depression, Brown enrolled at the New York State College for Teachers to pursue a teaching career for practical reasons. She received her B.A. from the NYSCT in 1940. While in college, Brown maintained her connection to the visual arts by contributing to the college's literary and humor magazines, and by studying painting under Judson Smith at the Woodstock School of Painting in the summers of 1938 and 1939. Brown has been awarded the Caldecott Medal three times.

From the description of Marcia Joan Brown papers, 1940-2000. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122514650

American author and illustrator of children's picture books; Caldecott Award winner, 1955, 1962, and 1983.

From the description of Papers, 1950-1961. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62489015

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referencedIn Brown, Marc : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Marcia Brown Papers, 1950-1961 University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections
creatorOf Brown, Marc. [Marc Brown] : artist file John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library, Ringling Museum Library
creatorOf Brown, Marcia. Peter Piper's alphabet : Peter Piper's practical principles of plain and perfect pronunciation : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Brown, Marcia. Dick Whittington and his cat : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Brown, Marc. [Letter, 2002 Oct. 12 : to Fred Rogers]. Saint Vincent College, Saint Vincent Library
creatorOf Blos, Joan W. Papers of the Melcher family [manuscript] 1785-1987. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Brown, Marcia. Anansi, the spider man : Jamaican folk tales : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Brown, Marcia. Papers, 1950-1961. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Brown, Marcia. Marcia Joan Brown papers, 1940-2000. University at Albany, University Libraries
creatorOf Brown, Marcia. Marcia Brown papers, 1969. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Brown, Marcia. Once a mouse : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Brown, Marcia. Papers, 1946-1972. University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library
creatorOf Brown, Marc. Arthur's April fool. Chambers County Library System
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associatedWith Bianco, Pamela, 1906- person
associatedWith Free Library of Philadelphia. Central Children's Dept. corporateBody
associatedWith Marc Brown, person
associatedWith Masten, Helen A. person
associatedWith Moore, Anne Carrol, 1871-1961. person
associatedWith New York Public Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Rogers, Fred. person
associatedWith See Helen Adams Masten Papers (DG0677) person
associatedWith Sherlock, Philip Manderson, Sir. person
associatedWith The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Whittington, Richard, d. 1423. person
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Laguna Hills CA US
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Alphabet
Alphabet rhymes
Authors, American
Anansi (Legendary character)
Children
Children's authors, American
Children's librarians
Children's literature
Children's literature
Children's literature, American
Children's literature, American
Complaint letters
Fables
Folklore
Folklore
Illustrated children's books
Illustrated children's books
Legends
Nonsense verses
Nonsense verses, English
Tales
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Birth 1918-07-13

Death 2015-04-28

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