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Illustration Inspiration;

7/28/2014

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       As an author-illustrator I'm always looking for inspiration, and recently found some at the 
Cleveland Public Library. 
I got to view some original illustrations by the fabulous Lois Lenski.

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1930- Watercolor on illustration board - so lovely!
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The collection includes some of her personal letters.
    In one she states; "These drawings represent a lifetime of loving work,...of devotion to the children of America.  It was hard to give many of them up- they are so much a part of me."
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Pencil illustration from my favorite - Strawberry Girl
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 Ms. Lenski donated dozens of drawings and paintings to the CPL childrens room. 
 She selected, signed and sorted each illustration, and did all the matting herself.
 

 She wrote, "As a young artist I never consciously made a decision to work only with children. But everything in my life pointed in that direction."


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Viewing the collection - like a kid in a candy store
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   "What a joy it is to work with children, to share their lives, listen to their ideas, to create with them and for them." - Lois Lenski
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Frontispiece from Chimney Corner - Watercolor on board.
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From the Travels of Fox -1929 - watercolor
 A big thank you to the Special Collections department of the Cleveland Public Library.
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R C
7/28/2014 10:58:38 am

Nice post!

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