Howard Cook Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains original illustrations and studies for one children's book written and illustrated by Cook, Sammi's Army, as well as three additional prints (one etching titled "Merry Go Round" and two lithograph prints, one titled "Exodus) inscribed to Dr. Irvin Kerlan.
miscellaneous original art including etchings, lithographs, jacket illustrations, ink illustrations, and ink and watercolor studies.
Dates
- 1931 - 1949
Creator
- Cook, Howard Norton, 1901-1980 (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 / Historical
Artist and prinmaker Howard Norton Cook was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1901. He studied at the Art Students League in the early 1920s, and traveled widely, including to Paris where he learned lithography. After settling in New York for a period, he then moved to New Mexico in 1939 where he began mural painting. He worked in a variety of mediums, including oil, pastel, and watercolors. He was eventually diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and he died in New Mexico in 1980.
Biographical source:
"Howard Cook." Artists. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Accessed April 2023. https://americanart.si.edu/artist/howard-cook-979.
Extent
39 items
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Howard Cook papers contain original illustrations for one children's book, as well as three additional unrelated prints.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Originally given to Dr. Irvin Kerlan, who in turn donated them to the University of Minnesota.
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature -- Illustrations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Farms -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustration of books -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustrators -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ink wash paintings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Lithographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South America -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- etchings (prints) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- prints (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- watercolors (paintings) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Source
- Kerlan, Irvin, 1912-1963 (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Howard Cook Papers, 1931-1949
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leslie Czechowski
- Date
- 11/01/2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- April 2023: Collection reprocessed and collection guide updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
