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Violet Moore Higgins BIOGRAPHY
1886 Elgin, Illinois - 1967 New York City. Known for: Children's book illustration.
The following information was submitted by researcher Carole Allen, who interviewed the artist's daughter-in-law:. Violet Moore Higgins attended the Art Institute of Chicago in the early part of the... Read full biography
The following information was submitted by researcher Carole Allen, who interviewed the artist's daughter-in-law:. Violet Moore Higgins attended the Art Institute of Chicago in the early part of the 1900s, and was then drawn to the emerging art world in New York where she focused on illustrating... Read full biography
The following information was submitted by researcher Carole Allen, who interviewed the artist's daughter-in-law:. Violet Moore Higgins attended the Art Institute of Chicago in the early part of the 1900s, and was then drawn to the emerging art world in New York where she focused on illustrating children's books and magazines. Her early illustrations of Pinocchio predate Disney's, and she illustrated other popular books and fairy tales of the time - Heidi, Hans Brinker, The Three Bears, etc.... Read full biography
The following information was submitted by researcher Carole Allen, who interviewed the artist's daughter-in-law:. Violet Moore Higgins attended the Art Institute of Chicago in the early part of the 1900s, and was then drawn to the emerging art world in New York where she focused on illustrating children's books and magazines. Her early illustrations of Pinocchio predate Disney's, and she illustrated other popular books and fairy tales of the time - Heidi, Hans Brinker, The Three Bears, etc. She was a frequent contributor as both author and illustrator to early children's magazines. Working predominantly in pen and ink as was popular for the time and media, some examples of her work can be found in pencil and/or gouache. Ms. Higgins... Read full biography
The following information was submitted by researcher Carole Allen, who interviewed the artist's daughter-in-law:. Violet Moore Higgins attended the Art Institute of Chicago in the early part of the 1900s, and was then drawn to the emerging art world in New York where she focused on illustrating children's books and magazines. Her early illustrations of Pinocchio predate Disney's, and she illustrated other popular books and fairy tales of the time - Heidi, Hans Brinker, The Three Bears, etc. She was a frequent contributor as both author and illustrator to early children's magazines. Working predominantly in pen and ink as was popular for the time and media, some examples of her work can be found in pencil and/or gouache. Ms. Higgins created the comic strip Drowsy Dick, found in the old New York World newspaper in the 1920s and i... Read full biography
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The following information was submitted by researcher Carole Allen, who interviewed the artist's daughter-in-law:
Violet Moore Higgins attended the Art Institute of Chicago in the early part of the 1900s, and was then drawn to the emerging art world in New York where she focused on illustrating children's books and magazines.
Her early illustrations of Pinocchio predate Disney's, and she illustrated other popular books and fairy tales of the time - Heidi, Hans Brinker, The Three Bears, etc. She was a frequent contributor as both author and illustrator to early children's magazines.
Working predominantly in pen and ink as was popular for the time and media, some examples of her work can be found in pe...But wait, there's more...
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