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Descriptive Summary of the Collection
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Inventory of the Laura Bannon Collection of Illustrations, 1939-1958
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Polly Smith, 2009. ©2009. |
Descriptive Summary of the Collection |
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| Creator | Bannon, Laura |
| Title | Laura Bannon Collection of Illustrations |
| Dates | 1939-1958 |
| Extent | 0.5 linear feet (1 box and 1 oversize envelope) |
| Abstract | Original artwork for eight children’s books by Chicago illustrator and author Laura Bannon. |
| Language | Materials are in English. |
| Repository | Newberry Library, Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections |
| Collection Call Number | Wing Modern MS Bannon |
| Collection Stack Location | 3a 52 3 |
Administrative Information
Cite As
Laura Bannon Collection of Illustrations, The Newberry Library, Chicago.
Provenance
Gift, David Painter, 1988.
Processed by
Arlene Hausman, 1998; Paul F. Gehl, 2009
Access
The Laura Bannon Collection of Illustrations are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Laura Bannon Collection of Illustrations are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
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Biography of Laura Bannon
Laura Bannon (1895-1963) was a Chicago painter and children’s book illustrator and author. She was born in Acme, Michigan, studied at the Michigan State Normal School (Kalamazoo, now Western Michigan University) and at the Art Institute of Chicago. She also taught at the School of the Art Institute. The first children’s book she authored was published in 1939; in all she wrote and/or illustrated over twenty books. She received numerous awards including those of the Children’s Reading Round Table of Chicago and the Society of Typographical Arts. She died on December 14, 1963.
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Scope and Content of the Collection
Principally completed original artwork published by Houghton Mifflin, Albert Whitman & Company, etc.; included are charcoal sketches, pencil sketches, pen and ink drawings, and color illustrations for Chang Chee (1939), Manuela’s Birthday in Old Mexico (1939), Gregorio and the White Llama (1944), Patty Paints a Picture (1946), Rogue Reynard (1947), Watchdog (1948), Horse on a Houseboat (1951). There is also a complete dummy for The Best House in the World (1952)
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Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Newberry Library's public catalog. Researchers desiring additional materials on a particular topic should search the catalog using these headings.
Names
- Albert Whitman & Company
- Bannon, Laura
- Houghton Mifflin Company
Subjects
- Children’s books -- Illustrations
- Children’s literature, American
- Dummies (Publishing)
- Gouaches (paintings)
- Illustrated children’s books
- Illustration of books -- 20th century -- United States
- Illustrators -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
- Sketches
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| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Biographical information (clippings) | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 - 3 | Chang Chee, charcoal sketches, 1939 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Manuela's Birthday, color pencil sketch, 1939 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 - 10 | Gregorio and the While Llama, gouache drawings, 1944 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 - 14 | Rogue Reynard, ink drawings, 1947 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 - 16 | Watch Dog, gouache drawings, 1948 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 - 20 | Horse on a Houseboat, pen and ink drawings, 1951 | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Best House in the World, gouache drawing, 1952 | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Best House in the World, complete dummy, 1952 | |||||||||
| 2 | 23 | Chang Chee, charcoal sketch, 1939 | |||||||||
| 2 | 24 | Patty Paints a Picture, gouache drawing, 1946 | |||||||||
| 2 | 25 | Watch Dog, gouache drawing, 1948 | |||||||||