Joseph Charles Low (August 11, 1911 – February 12, 2007)[1] was an American artist and children's book illustrator.
Joseph Charles Low | |
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| Born | August 11, 1911 Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 12, 2007 (aged 95) Edgartown, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Known for | Book illustrations |
Low was born in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania . He made cover illustrations for The New Yorker between 1940 and 1980. Low illustrated Jan de Hartog's novel, The Little Ark, which was published in 1953. Low also illustrated God Returns to the Vuelta Abajo by Melanie Earle Keiser, published in 1936. He was a runner-up for the annual Caldecott Medal, recognizing his illustration of Mice Twice, a picture book that he also wrote (Atheneum Books, 1980). He died in at his home in Edgartown, Massachusetts.
References
edit- ^ Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Social Security Administration.
External links
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- Joseph Low at IMDb
- Stephen Heller (2007-02-20). "Joseph Low, 95, Illustrator of Children's Books, Dies". New York Times.
- Joseph Low's cover art for The New Yorker
- Joseph Low at Library of Congress, with 63 library catalog records
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