Dorothy Grider | |
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Born | Bowling Green, Kentucky | January 19, 1915
Died | February 18, 2012 New Hope, Pennsylvania | (aged 97)
Resting place | Fariview Cemetery in Bowling Green, KY |
Nationality | American |
Education | Bachelor of Arts |
Alma mater | Western Kentucky State College |
Notable work | Little Ballerina, Peppermint |
Dorothy Grider (1915 – 2012) [1] [2] was an American artist, most widely known as an illustrator of children's books. [3] Grider received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Kentucky State College and studied art at the Grande Chaumiere Art Studio in Paris, France. [4] In 1950 Dorothy Grider moved to New Hope, Pennsylvania, where she lived until she died at the age of 97. [5]
Grider illustrated numerous children's books, many for the Rand McNally Elf books collection. [6] [7]
Back and Forth [8]
Little Ballerina
[9]
Peppermint [10]
Little Majorette [11]
The Mulberry Bush
Dorothy Grider | |
---|---|
Born | Bowling Green, Kentucky | January 19, 1915
Died | February 18, 2012 New Hope, Pennsylvania | (aged 97)
Resting place | Fariview Cemetery in Bowling Green, KY |
Nationality | American |
Education | Bachelor of Arts |
Alma mater | Western Kentucky State College |
Notable work | Little Ballerina, Peppermint |
Dorothy Grider (1915 – 2012) [1] [2] was an American artist, most widely known as an illustrator of children's books. [3] Grider received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Kentucky State College and studied art at the Grande Chaumiere Art Studio in Paris, France. [4] In 1950 Dorothy Grider moved to New Hope, Pennsylvania, where she lived until she died at the age of 97. [5]
Grider illustrated numerous children's books, many for the Rand McNally Elf books collection. [6] [7]
Back and Forth [8]
Little Ballerina
[9]
Peppermint [10]
Little Majorette [11]
The Mulberry Bush