Ingri and Edggar, Per Ola and Nils M. P. D’Aulaires
From the book’s afterward section, written by John Cech, Director of the Center for Children’s Literature and Culture, University of Florida:
The d’Aulaires were noted American artists and authors of children’s books, who used color lithography for the pictures in their books. Ingri was from a Norwegian descent and Edgar was Swiss. They immigrated to New York in 1929 and became struggling artists. They later moved to Connecticut, working as hired artists and illustrators and continuing working on their own art. In 1940 they received the Caldecott Medal for their biography of Abraham Lincoln. Although they originally wanted to cooperate with Robert Graves on a book of Greek myths, in the end they parted ways from Graves, and produced their own version. They carried out thorough research for the Greek mythology books, travelling to Greece numerous times, and they tried to adapt classical art forms. Their artistic success is attested in the book’s illustrations.
Prepared by Ayelet Peer, Bar-Ilan University, ayelet.peer@gmail.com
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