Ezra Jack Keats: Artist and Picture-Book Maker [Hardcover]

Brian Alderson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 31, 1994

Alderson draws upon recollections of those who knew Keats and upon the large archive of his works at the de Grummond Collection of the University of Southern Mississippi.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Wide-ranging and quite readable, Alderson's study of Keats includes biographical information but focuses on his training and development as an artist and a creator of picture books. Beginning with an account of Keats' life and a memoir by a close friend, the book traces the artist's training in school, his mural painting for the WPA., his early work drawing portions of Captain Marvel comics, his sojourn in Paris, his paintings, and his book illustrations. Alderson emphasizes the artist's development of the picture-book form and the evolution of individual books as Keats worked on them; he offers a behind-the-scenes perspective on the creation of picture books that is rarely found, even in books about illustrators. Full-color reproductions of paintings, drawings, sketches, picture book dummies, collages, and photographs appear throughout the book. Carolyn Phelan

About the Author

Brian Alderson is an international authority in the field of children's literature. His research interests lie in the history of childrenís books and of book illustration. He is editor and translator of a number of classic childrenís literary works, and for his contribution to the genre, he won the Eleanor Farjeon Award. As childrenís books editor for The Times of London, he is actively involved in the criticism of childrenís literature. He has lectured on childrenís literature at what is now the University of North London, where he became involved in the British Studies Program of the University of Southern Mississippi. The University of Southern Mississippiís de Grummond Collection is the sole repository for the Ezra Jack Keats archive. Holdings include manuscripts, typescripts, sketches, dummies, illustrations, and proofs for 37 books written and/or illustrated by Keats. Also included are his personal papers, personal and professional correspondence, fan mail and artwork from children, photographs, and childhood memorabilia.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing (October 31, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565540069
• ISBN-13: 978-1565540064
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,994,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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