Mary Blair - Illustrator

Mary Blair was an American artist (October 21, 1911 – July 26, 1978). Some of her most famous work was for The Walt Disney Company, drawing concept art for such films as Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Song of the South and Cinderella. Several of her illustrated children's books from the 1950s remain in print, such as I Can Fly by Ruth Krauss. Blair was honored as a Disney Legend in 1991.

   

Authors: William Lipkind and Nicolas Mordvinoff

Re-Blog of a post I saw and loved:

Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves: Finders Keepers: Finders Keepers William Lipkind and Nicolas Mordvinoff Harcourt, Brace & World, 1951 One of the first books I thrifted for my son way ba... Click Here to read more.

Finders Keepers

Illustrators : William Lipkind and Nicolas Mordvinoff
1951

  

I'm especially in love with this goat - I'm not sure which book it's from, but it is definitely a Will and Nicolas illustration.

Randolph Caldecott

Author: Samuel Foote

The Great Panjandrum Himself

Illustrations:

Of course I had to include some illustration beauties from the father of the Golden Age of Children's Book Illustration, himself! Want to see more of this book? Check Out:

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18417/18417-h/18417-h.htm