Crockett Johnson and Ruth Krauss : how an unlikely couple found love, dodged the FBI, and transformed children's literature / Philip Nel.

Author/creator Nel, Philip, 1969-
Format Book
Publication InfoJackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2012.
Description367 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesChildren's literature association series
Children's literature association series. ^A1145039
Contents Ruth Krauss's charmed childhood -- Becoming Crockett Johnson -- Portrait of the artist as a young woman -- Punching the clock and turning left -- First draft -- Crockett and the red crayon -- "We met, and that was it!" -- Barnaby -- A good man and his good wife -- The Athens of South Norwalk -- Art and politics -- At home with Ruth and Dave -- The big world and the little house -- Artists are to watch -- The art of collaboration -- Harold -- Striking out into new areas of experimentation -- New adventures of Page and Screen -- "Hitting on all 24 cylinders" -- Poet in the news, cartoonist on TV -- Lorca variations and Harold's ABC -- Provocateur and philosopher -- Painting, passports, and protest -- Theorems in color, poems on stage -- "You're only as old as other people think you are" -- What would Harold do? -- Life after Dave -- Children are to love.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 303-340) and index.
LCCN 2012001106
ISBN9781617036248 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1617036242 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781617036361 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1617036366 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781617036255 (ebook)
ISBN1617036250 (ebook)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PS3519.O224 Z77 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold