Mystery Artist, Guess Again
Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 1:37PM Yes, I know it’s supposed to be strike three and you’re out, but I’m having pity on you. I’m giving you one more chance to guess this week’s mystery artist. (If you’re late to the game, here are strikes one, two, and three.) This time, I’m not holding back. I’m going to get as close to giving it away as I possibly can without showing you an actual illustration from a storybook done by this author-illustrator.
First, let me show you this. This should help.
This photo from Life magazine, May 13, 1940, was the inspiration for a character who appears in many of this author’s children’s books.
Second, let me point out that I gave a significant clue in the text of yesterday’s post when I told you that this artist’s illustrations in children’s books are not from sketches or paintings.
If that’s not enough, here is a preliminary sketch our author-illustrator used in preparation for one of the storybooks.
I’m pretty sure someone will know this now. Give it your best shot. Please.
Directions to this game: I post a work done by a fairly well-known author/illustrator of classic children’s books—a piece that isn’t an illustration for a children’s book—and your job is to guess who the artist is. If no one guesses correctly with the first piece, I keep posting works until someone gets it right.
Reader Comments (5)
I'm de-lurking long enough to guess Ezra Jack Keats.
Ezra Jack Keats. Maybe all of our years using the FIAR curriculum is paying off. ;-)
Congratulations! You both got it at exactly the same time!
I went looking for more information, because that name wasn't familiar to me. I'm curious to know if these stories are meant for small children, or if a 10-year old and 12-year old could enjoy them. Anyone?
They're more for preschoolers and kindergartners.
I hope people are still reading these to their kids. I think they are classics.