Art Seiden Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains pencil sketches, dummies, ink and tempera illustrations, related to children's books illustrated by Art Seiden, as well as an illustration for a Christmas card.
Dates
- circa 1950-circa 1963
Creator
- Seiden, Art (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
Art Seiden was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began illustrating children's books in 1951, ranging from simple picture books to craft and hobby books for young adults. He has also written a small number of self-illustrated books for young children.
Biographical Sources:
"Art(hur) Seiden." Something About the Author. Vols. 107. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1999.
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains illustrative material for children's books illustrated by Art Seiden.
- Children's literature -- Illustrations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Christmas cards Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Christmas stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Counting -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- English language -- Alphabet -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fables Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fairy tales 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
- Little golden books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Puppets -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Santa Claus -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sketches Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Tempera paintings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Water -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Art Seiden Papers, circa 1950-circa 1963
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jim Eyer
- Date
- 1-11-05
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- February 2021: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
