Portia Takakjian Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains pencil, watercolor, tempera, and ink illustrations, and correspondence for children's books illustrated by Portia Takakjian.
Dates
- 1963 - 1980
Creator
- Takakjian, Portia A. (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 Sketch
Portia Takakjian was born in Los Angeles in 1930 and attended the Pratt Institute in New York before beginning her career as an illustrator. She has illustrated children's picture books as well as many textbooks and teaching aides including the Adventures in Literature series published by Harcourt Brace, and the Reading Skills Builder books published by the Reader's Digest. She has published under a variety of pseudonyms, including Portia Johnston, Portia Wiesner, and Portia Roach.
Biographical source:
"Portia Takakjian (1930-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 15. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1979.
Extent
4 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection contains illustrative material and correspondence related to children's books illustrated by Portia Takakjian.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Portia Takakjian and her son in 1970 and 1989.
- Children's literature -- Illustrations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Christmas stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Color separation (technique) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Detective and mystery stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Fairy tales Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Folklore -- France 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
- Pocahontas, -1617 (Depicted) -- Juvenile fiction
- Reading (Primary) -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tempera paintings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- watercolors (paintings) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Portia Takakjian Papers, 1963-1980
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leslie Czechowski
- Date
- 01/03/2005
- 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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