Going Barefoot
By Aileen Fisher
Illustrated by Adrienne Adams
Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1960
Today's vintage children's book is Going Barefoot by Aileen Fisher. The illustrator, Adrienne Adams (1906-2002), is new to me and I very much like her work. Her characters are gentle, her illustrations charming and well composed. Adams worked in tempera, gouache, watercolor and crayon.
Wasn't she lovely?
Adrienne Adams grew up in Oklahoma. She moved to New York in 1929 to attend the American School of Design. She then worked in New York as a Free Lance Designer doing displays, textiles, murals and greeting cards and such. In 1935 she married John Anderson, a children's book writer. In 1942 Adams illustrated one of
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Just lovely. I discovered her last year with my acquisition of "The Easter Egg Artists". "The Easter Bunny That Overslept" is also fun. I haven't seen some of these. (btw I'm a new reader and love your blog)
Thank you! I am definitely on the lookout for more of her books
Thanks for leading me to your blog! I'm looking forward to having a good read. I wrote a paper on Australian children's picture book award winners for a Masters project. I find illustrations such an interesting reflection of culture. Thanks for commenting on my blog!
Your welcome! I look forward to your comments and insight.