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Leonard Everett Fisher BIOGRAPHY
Born 1924 New York City. Known for: Painting, children's book illustrations.
A painter and book illustrator, Leonard Everett Fisher considers himself first and foremost a painter and says: "I approached most of my illustrated picture books as a painter". He has a publishing... Read full biography
A painter and book illustrator, Leonard Everett Fisher considers himself first and foremost a painter and says: "I approached most of my illustrated picture books as a painter". He has a publishing career spanning fifty years. He has illustrated some 260 books for young readers, and is the author... Read full biography
A painter and book illustrator, Leonard Everett Fisher considers himself first and foremost a painter and says: "I approached most of my illustrated picture books as a painter". He has a publishing career spanning fifty years. He has illustrated some 260 books for young readers, and is the author of ninety of these books. Many of his published works have appeared in a dozen or more languages. In addition, he designed a number of United states postage stamps including "The Legend of Sleepy... Read full biography
A painter and book illustrator, Leonard Everett Fisher considers himself first and foremost a painter and says: "I approached most of my illustrated picture books as a painter". He has a publishing career spanning fifty years. He has illustrated some 260 books for young readers, and is the author of ninety of these books. Many of his published works have appeared in a dozen or more languages. In addition, he designed a number of United states postage stamps including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," and eight Bicentennial commemorative stamps. His paintings and illustrations have been the subject of two major museum retrospectives: The New Britain Museum in 1973, and the Museum of American Illustration in 1991. Among his many honors are the... Read full biography
A painter and book illustrator, Leonard Everett Fisher considers himself first and foremost a painter and says: "I approached most of my illustrated picture books as a painter". He has a publishing career spanning fifty years. He has illustrated some 260 books for young readers, and is the author of ninety of these books. Many of his published works have appeared in a dozen or more languages. In addition, he designed a number of United states postage stamps including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," and eight Bicentennial commemorative stamps. His paintings and illustrations have been the subject of two major museum retrospectives: The New Britain Museum in 1973, and the Museum of American Illustration in 1991. Among his many honors are the 1950 Pulitzer Prize painting scholarship, the Medallion of the University of Southern Mississippi... Read full biography
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A painter and book illustrator, Leonard Everett Fisher considers himself first and foremost a painter and says: "I approached most of my illustrated picture books as a painter".
He has a publishing career spanning fifty years. He has illustrated some 260 books for young readers, and is the author of ninety of these books. Many of his published works have appeared in a dozen or more languages. In addition, he designed a number of United states postage stamps including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," and eight Bicentennial commemorative stamps.
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