Ed Young Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains watercolor sketches for The Emperor and the Kite, and several miscellanous marker sketches, as well as studies and a dummy for Up a Tree.
Dates
- circa 1967-circa 1983, undated
Creator
- Young, Ed (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
Children's book illustrator and author, Ed (Tse-chun) Young was born in Tientsin, China in 1931 and emigrated to the United States when he was 20 years old. He studied at American universities and at the Art Center of College of Design and the Pratt Institute. He often uses the folklore and folktales of China for inspiration and captures the the feel of Chinese art in his illustrations. He received the Caldecott Medal for Lon Po Poin 1990.
Biographical Source:
"Ed (Tse-chun) Young (1931-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 122. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2001.
Extent
3 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains studies and process material for illustrations by Ed Young.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Some materials donated by Ed Young in 1994.
- Cats -- Juvenile fiction 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
- Children's stories, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Fathers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Folklore -- China 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
- Sketches Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Ed Young Papers, circa 1967-circa 1983, undated
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leslie Czechowski and Jim Eyer
- Date
- 12/17/2004
- 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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