Portia Takakjian Papers

Collection

Identifier: CLRC-1490

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains pencil, watercolor, tempera, and ink illustrations, and correspondence for children's books illustrated by Portia Takakjian.

Dates

Creation: 1963 - 1980

Creator

Takakjian, Portia A. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical Sketch

Portia Takakjian was born in Los Angeles in 1930 and attended the Pratt Institute in New York before beginning her career as an illustrator. She has illustrated children's picture books as well as many textbooks and teaching aides including the Adventures in Literature series published by Harcourt Brace, and the Reading Skills Builder books published by the Reader's Digest. She has published under a variety of pseudonyms, including Portia Johnston, Portia Wiesner, and Portia Roach.

Biographical source: "Portia Takakjian (1930-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 15. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1979.