Ellen Raskin | |
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Born | March 13, 1928 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. [1] |
Died | August 8, 1984 New York, New York [2] | (aged 56)
Occupation | Writer, illustrator |
Education | University of Wisconsin |
Genre | Children's novels, picture books |
Notable works | |
Notable awards | Newbery Medal 1979 The Westing Game |
Spouse |
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Children | Susan Kuhlman Metcalfe [3] |
Parents |
Ellen Raskin (March 13, 1928 – August 8, 1984) was an American children's writer and illustrator. She won the 1979 Newbery Medal for The Westing Game, a mystery novel, and another children's mystery, Figgs & Phantoms, was a Newbery Honor Book in 1975.
In 2012 The Westing Game was ranked number nine all-time among children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal, a monthly with a primarily-U.S. audience. [4]
Raskin was born in Milwaukee, [5] where she grew up during the Great Depression. She was educated at the University of Wisconsin with a major in fine art. [1] [6]
Raskin was an accomplished graphic artist. She worked in New York City as a commercial artist for about 15 years. Among other things, she designed more than 1000 dust jackets for books, including the first edition of Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time, the 1963 Newbery Medal winner. [1]
In 1957, she married graphic designer Roy Kuhlman, but they soon divorced. In 1960 she married Dennis Flanagan, editor of Scientific American. [1] [6]
Raskin died at the age of 56 on August 8, 1984, in New York City, as a result of a connective-tissue disease. [2]
At the age of 17, Raskin entered the University of Wisconsin with the intention of majoring in journalism. However, after visiting an art exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago, [7] she changed her major to fine arts.
Raskin wrote and illustrated twelve picture books, published by Atheneum Books except as noted. [8]
Raskin wrote four novels, all published by E. P. Dutton. [8]
Raskin also illustrated more than twenty books by other writers. [8]
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Ellen Raskin | |
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Born | March 13, 1928 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. [1] |
Died | August 8, 1984 New York, New York [2] | (aged 56)
Occupation | Writer, illustrator |
Education | University of Wisconsin |
Genre | Children's novels, picture books |
Notable works | |
Notable awards | Newbery Medal 1979 The Westing Game |
Spouse |
|
Children | Susan Kuhlman Metcalfe [3] |
Parents |
Ellen Raskin (March 13, 1928 – August 8, 1984) was an American children's writer and illustrator. She won the 1979 Newbery Medal for The Westing Game, a mystery novel, and another children's mystery, Figgs & Phantoms, was a Newbery Honor Book in 1975.
In 2012 The Westing Game was ranked number nine all-time among children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal, a monthly with a primarily-U.S. audience. [4]
Raskin was born in Milwaukee, [5] where she grew up during the Great Depression. She was educated at the University of Wisconsin with a major in fine art. [1] [6]
Raskin was an accomplished graphic artist. She worked in New York City as a commercial artist for about 15 years. Among other things, she designed more than 1000 dust jackets for books, including the first edition of Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time, the 1963 Newbery Medal winner. [1]
In 1957, she married graphic designer Roy Kuhlman, but they soon divorced. In 1960 she married Dennis Flanagan, editor of Scientific American. [1] [6]
Raskin died at the age of 56 on August 8, 1984, in New York City, as a result of a connective-tissue disease. [2]
At the age of 17, Raskin entered the University of Wisconsin with the intention of majoring in journalism. However, after visiting an art exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago, [7] she changed her major to fine arts.
Raskin wrote and illustrated twelve picture books, published by Atheneum Books except as noted. [8]
Raskin wrote four novels, all published by E. P. Dutton. [8]
Raskin also illustrated more than twenty books by other writers. [8]
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