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.
Robert R. Lawson
Illustration, Children's Literature
1892 – 1957
- Biography/Description of Work
Robert Lawson studied at the New York School of Fine Art (Parson’s School of Design), and published his first illustration in 1914 in Harper’s Weekly. During his career he continued to submit illustrations to magazines such as Ladies Home Journal, Century Magazine, and Vogue. Starting in 1922, he also illustrated children’s books, including “The Story of Ferdinand” in 1936 (made into a Disney movie in 1938). He also authored more than a dozen children’s books, winning a Caldecott Medal in 1941 and a Newbery Award in 1945. He garnered the Newbery for “Rabbit Hill,” a world of animals inspired by the environs of his home in Westport since c.1936.
- Sources view
- Uconn database, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lawson_(author), http://www.askart.com/askart/l/robert_r_lawson/robert_r_lawson.aspx Robert Lawson Article - New York Times - 1943-7-11, Robert Lawson Article - New York Times - 1988-11-13, Robert Lawson Obituary - New York Times - 1957-5-28 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lawson_(author)
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