Laurence Cruse Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a jacket proof, jacket color separation film, and double-page spreads original illustrations from the children's picture book Robert and the Statue of Liberty, written and illustrated by Laurence [Cruse].
Dates
- circa 1968
Creator
- Laurence (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
Laurence Cruse (who published under the single name Laurence) was a French artist. In 1964 she won a cultural fellowship from the French government, and soon after moved to New York. While in the United States she published three picture books for children, A Village in Normandy, Robert and the Statue of Liberty, and Seymourina. She then returned to France, where she settled in Paris with her family.
Biographical source:
Biographical note from jacket flaps. Robert and the Statue of Liberty and Seymourina. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1968 and 1970.
"Laurence." Control number n50059508. Library of Congress Name Authority File. https://lccn.loc.gov/n50059508.
Extent
.65 Cubic Feet (1 flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Spanish; Castilian
Abstract
Collection contains illustrative material from one children's book by Laurence [Cruse]
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Laurence Cruse.
- Children's literature -- Illustrations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Color separation (technique) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Illustration of books -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustrators -- France Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustrators -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oil paintings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Spanish language materials -- Bilingual Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Laurence Cruse Papers, circa 1968
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leslie Czechowski
- Date
- 12/03/2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- May 2023: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
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