Lathrop, Dorothy P. 1891-1980
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Name (Latin)
Lathrop, Dorothy P. 1891-1980
Other forms of name
Lathrop, Dorothy Pulis, 1891-1980
Date of birth
1891-04-16
Date of death
1980-12-30
Field of activity
Children's stories--Authorship
Illustration of books
Occupation
Artists
Authors
Illustrators
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
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Sources of Information
- American Writers for Children, 1900-1960. Vol. 22 (1983), pages 222-231:Dorothy P. Lathrop / Janice M. Alberghene (... She was born on 16 April 1891 in Albany, New York, to Cyrus Clark and I. Pulis Lathrop. Her mother was a professional painter and encouraged Lathrop and her younger sister, Gertrude, to observe and draw the natural beauty which they could at that time see from their own back door.)
- Lathrop, Dorothy P. Bouncing Betsy, 1936:title page (by Dorothy P. Lathrop)
- Dorothy Lathrop, 89, Illustrator Who Won First Caldecott Medal, Jan. 8, 1981 (Dorothy P. Lathrop, an author, artist and prize-winning book illustrator, died Dec. 30 at her home in Falls Village, Conn. She was 89 years old. An illustrator of many works over a period of four decades, including several children's books of which she was the author, Miss Lathrop was awarded the first Randolph Caldecott Medal in 1938 as the illustrator of the most distinguished picture book published in the United States the previous year. The award was for her illustrations for ''Animals of the Bible'' by Helen Dean Fish. Miss Lathrop attended Teachers College of Columbia University. She later studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Art Students League in New York City. ( (New York times (Web site), viewed July 15, 2019:) )
- Dorothy P. Lathrop (Dorothy Pulis Lathrop (April 16, 1891-December 30, 1980) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. ( (Wikipedia.com (Web site), viewed July 15, 2019:) )
- De La Mare, W. J. The three Mulla-mulgars, 1919.
- Biog. & geneal. master index, May 19, 2005(Lathrop, Dorothy P(ulis) (1891-1980), Lathrop, Dorothy Pulis (1891-1980))
- Social security death index, May 19, 2005(Dorothy Lathrop; b. Apr. 16, 1891; d. Dec. 1980, Falls Village, Conn.)