Tomi Ungerer Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection contains ink illustsrations and studies studies, watercolors, and a tempera illustration for eight children's books created by author and artist Tomi Ungerer.
Dates
- circa 1957-1962
Creator
- Ungerer, Tomi, 1931-2019 (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
Jean Thomas Ungerer (Tomi) was born in Strasbourg, France in 1931. He studied at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs and moved to the United State in 1957. He worked as a cartoonist, painter, advertising artist, writer and illustrator of books for both children and adults. He died in 2019 in Ireland.
Biographical Source:
"(Jean) Thomas Ungerer (1931-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 106. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1999.
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains ink illustrations and studies, watercolors, and a tempera illustration for eight children's books created by Tomi Ungerer.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the university by Dr. Irvin Kerlan.
- Authors, French -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Brigands and robbers -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Brothers -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cats -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Christmas stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Christmas trees -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Hide-and-seek -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustrators Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Snails -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Snakes -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Swine -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- watercolors (paintings) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Tomi Ungerer Collection, circa 1957-1962
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leslie Czechowski
- Date
- 02/07/2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- January 2021: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
