Crockett Johnson (1906–1975)
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Crockett Johnson, pen name for David Johnson Leisk, was born October, 20, 1906 in New York City. He studied art at Cooper Union in 1924 and New York University in 1925. He wrote political cartoons for the New Masses from 1940-1943. In 1942, his popular character Barnaby first appeared in the vis mere newspaper, PM, and was later syndicated into 52 American newspapers. He married author Ruth Krauss in the early 1940s and illustrated three of her children's books: The Carrot Seed, How to Make an Earthquake, and The Happy Egg. His first children's book, Who's Upside Down? was published in 1952. His well-known series with his character Harold, began in 1955 with Harold and the Purple Crayon. He died of lung cancer on July 11, 1975 at the age of 68. vis mindre
Serier
Værker af Crockett Johnson
Harold's ABC / Harold and the Purple Crayon / Harold's Fairy Tale / Harold's Trip to the Sky / Harold's Circus (1955) — Forfatter — 212 eksemplarer
Harold and the Purple Crayon... and More Harold Stories [2003 film] (2003) — Forfatter — 21 eksemplarer
Harold and the Purple Crayon Board Book Box Set: Harold and the Purple Crayon and Harold's ABC (2015) 20 eksemplarer
Barkis;: Some precise and some speculative interpretations of the meaning of a dogs̓ bark at certain times and in… (1956) 7 eksemplarer
Harold and the Purple Crayon: The Complete Series 2 eksemplarer
Saga of Quilby 2 eksemplarer
Paultje op Mars 1 eksemplar
Il leone e Ellen (I Pelucchi) (Italian Edition) 1 eksemplar
Harold e la matita viola 1 eksemplar
Ellen e il leone. Ediz. ad alta leggibilità 1 eksemplar
Ellen e il leone. Ediz. ad alta leggibilità 1 eksemplar
Harold and the Purple Crayone 1 eksemplar
Barnaby Il mondo come verità e immaginazione nella più singolare storia a fumetti dei nostri tempi 1 eksemplar
Barnaby Quarterly The Comic with a High I.Q. 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
Harold and the Purple Crayon - Let Your Imagination Soar (video recording) (2007) — Forfatter — 3 eksemplarer
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- Kanonisk navn
- Johnson, Crockett
- Juridisk navn
- Leisk, David Johnson
- Fødselsdato
- 1906-10-20
- Dødsdag
- 1975-07-11
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- New York City, New York, USA
- Dødssted
- Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Dødsårsag
- lung cancer
- Bopæl
- New York, New York, USA
- Uddannelse
- Cooper Union
New York University - Erhverv
- cartoonist
children's book illustrator
painter - Relationer
- Krauss, Ruth (wife)
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- 59
- Also by
- 10
- Medlemmer
- 12,867
- Popularitet
- #1,820
- Vurdering
- 4.2
- Anmeldelser
- 294
- ISBN
- 206
- Sprog
- 12
- Udvalgt
- 4
Very cute, but seems like it might be trying to appeal more to parents than kids. The stark drawings are beautiful, but it’s a little too long to hold my niece’s attention, and there’s the obvious concern about promoting drawing on walls. I’ll be interested to see if she likes this one more when she’s a little older.… (mere)