Ray Cruz Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains ink illustrations and separations for three children's books illustrated by Ray Cruz in the 1970s.
Dates
- circa 1973-circa 1974
Creator
- Cruz, Ray (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
Ray Cruz was born in New York City in 1933 and studied at the Pratt Institute and Cooper Union. In addition to being an illustrator for children's books, he illustrated for major advertising agencies in New York.
Biographical source:
"Ray(mond) Cruz (1933-)." Something About the Author. Volume 6. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1971.
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection contains illustrations for three children's books.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Ray Cruz in 1976.
- Animals -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature -- Illustrations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Color separation (technique) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Fairy tales Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Folklore -- Russia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Gorilla -- 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
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Ray Cruz Papers, circa 1973-circa 1974
- 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
- September 2021: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
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