Tasha Tudor Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection contains production material for children's books published between 1945 and 1963. The collection includes illustrations done in a variety of media including watercolor and pencil and proofs. One pencil illustration was signed for Dr. Irvin Kerlan. The collection also contains some miscellaneous artwork consisting of pencil and pencil and watercolor studies, some pencil and watercolor illustrations done for Christmas cards, correspondence, and greeting cards.
Dates
- circa 1945-circa 1963
Creator
- Tudor, Tasha (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
Copyright:
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
Tasha Tudor was born August 28, 1915 in Boston, Massachusetts. Originally named Starling Burgess, she later legally changed her name to Tasha Tudor. She studied at the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts and published her first book for children, Pumpkin Moonshine During her career, Tasha Tudor illustrated many books for children, including many that she wrote along with some written by her former husband Thomas Leighton McCready and others written by their daughter Efner Tudor Holmes. Best known for her watercolors, Tasha Tudor received Caldecott honors for Mother Goose: Seventy-Seven Verses with Pictures(1944) in 1945 and 1 Is One(1956) in 1957. Tudor died in 2008.
Biographical source:
"Tasha Tudor (1915-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 69. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1992.
Extent
2 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Tasha Tudor's papers focus on her work as an illustrator of children's books. The collection contains production material and illustrations for children's books published between 1945 and 1963, as well as other artwork, including greeting cards.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The bulk of the collection collection was originally given to Dr. Irvin Kerlan who in turn donated his collection to the University of Minnesota.
One small file of correspondence between Tudor and Peter and Leah Woloson was donated by Wendy Woloson.
One watercolor of a boy with pigeons was donated by Marcia Owen.
- Bible stories, English -- Old Testament Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cats -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Chickens -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature -- Illustrations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Christmas cards Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Crows -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dogs -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Ducks -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fairy tales Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Farm life -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Gardens -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Greeting cards Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Illustration of books -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustrators -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- People with disabilities -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pets -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rabbits -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sketches Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- watercolors (paintings) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Source
- Kerlan, Irvin, 1912-1963 (Donor, Person)
- Woloson, Wendy (Donor, Person)
- Owen, Marcia L. (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Tasha Tudor Collection, circa 1945-circa 1963
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Christina Cowan
- Date
- 02/01/1999
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- August 2020: Painting donated by Marcia L. Owen added to collection guide.
- January 2021: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
