Lisl Weil
, 1910 - 2006
Lisl Weil was born in Vienna, Austria. From an early age she liked to draw, and by the age of 16 her illustrations were published in local newspapers. She immigrated to the United States in 1939, being helped by New York connections who helped the young Jewish illustrator come to America. She lived in New York City, where she married Julius Marx. She established a successful career as an illustrator and writer. Her interest in music led her to work with symphony orchestras such as the Boston Pops and the Little Orchestra Society’s Young People’s Concerts, in which she drew illustrations and danced in response to the music: these “picture ballets” or “ballets with a crayon” toured around the United States. From 1963-1966, she hosted a television show called ‘Children’s Sketchbook.’ Weil illustrated over 100 books for children, for about half of which she wrote the text.
Sources:
openlibrary.org (accessed: January 19, 2019);
goodreads.com (accessed: January 19, 2019);
snaccooperative.org (accessed: January 19, 2019);
librarything.com (accessed: January 19, 2019; includes image of Weil drawing and dancing);
childrensmediaarchive.blogspot.com (accessed: January 20, 2019, includes image of Lisl Weil);
archive.org (accessed: January 20, 2019).
Bio prepared by Elizabeth Hale, University of New England, ehale@une.edu.au
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