With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Natalie Zane Babbitt
Children's Literature
1932 – 2016
- Biography/Description of Work
Babbitt’s literary career started in 1966, when she illustrated a children’s book written by her husband and was encouraged by its editor to continue writing and illustrating herself. She would go on to write and illustrate dozens of books, but was perhaps best known for ‘Tuck Everlasting.’ Among the literary honors Babbitt received was a Newbery Honor for her 1971 book “Knee-Knock Rise” and the inaugural E.B. White Award for achievement in children’s literature by the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2013. The Babbitts lived in the New Haven area beginning in 1954, apart from a few years spent in Nashville and Washington DC.
- Sources view
- Los Angeles Times obituary. http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-natalie-babbitt-20161101-story.html
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