Murray Tinkelman Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains illustrator's dummy and ink illustrations for three children's books and other paintings and illustrations by Tinkelman.
Dates
- circa 1962-1963
Creator
- Tinkelman, Murray (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
Murray Tinkelman was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1933 and attended the Brooklyn Museum Art School and Cooper Union in New York. He taught at the Parsons School of Design, Syracuse University, and Hartford Art School, and illustrated a number of children's books. He is best known for his cover art for fantasy and science fiction works. He died in 2016.
Extent
2 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection contains illustrative material by Murray Tinkelman.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Murray Tinkelman.
- Children's literature -- Illustrations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Color separation (technique) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Humorous stories 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
- Mockingbirds -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pigeons -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Vocabulary -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Murray Tinkelman Papers, circa 1962-1963
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leslie Czechowski
- Date
- 01/18/2005
- 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
