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 Info | Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2012. |
| Description | 367 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Children'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 note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-340) and index. |
| LCCN | 2012001106 |
| ISBN | 9781617036248 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1617036242 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781617036361 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1617036366 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781617036255 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 1617036250 (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS3519.O224 Z77 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |