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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Books & Publications (27)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
2000 Artists and Designers of the 20th Century
2000
Ed, Int'l Biographical Center
0 pages
Eighth Book of Junior Authors
2000
Rockman, C (Editor)
0 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Leonard Everett Fisher: A Life of Art
1998
Editor, Dodd Research Center
0 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998
1997
Marquis Who's Who
1,515 pages
Children's Books and their Creators
1995
Silvey, Anita
0 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Whispered Art History: Twenty Years at the Western Front
1993
Wallace, Keith et al
226 pages (color)
Children's Book Illustration and Design
1992
Cummins, Julie
0 pages
Picture Books for Children
1990
Cianciolo, Patricia
0 pages
Design Dimensions
1990
Dantzic, Cynthia Maris
320 pages (color)
Scratchboard for Illustration
1990
Lozner, Joyce
0 pages
Authors of Books for Young Readers
1990
Ward, Martha E
0 pages
The Voice of the Narrator
1989
Otten, Charlotte; G Schmidt
0 pages
From Scratch: A Brief History of the SRA Reading Laboratory Series
1987
Parker, Don H
0 pages
Contemporary Authors: Autobiography Series
1986
Gale Research (editors)
368 pages
Illustrating Children's Books
1986
Hands, Nancy S
0 pages
Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986
Jaques Cattell Press
1,292 pages
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers