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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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Keywords (26)
Art Method
- •Children's Book, Juvenile Literature Illustration
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Egg Tempera
- •Gouache
- •Oil Paint
- •Tempera
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Art Association
- •New Haven Paint & Clay Club
Art Teacher
- •Reginald Marsh
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Yale University School of Fine Art and Architecture, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Illustration Specialty
Artist Colony
- •Silvermine Guild, Art Colony
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Paint and Clay Club-
- •Silvermine Artists Guild