Yuyi Morales Collection
Scope and Content
The collection consists of one oversized print of a spread from Yuyi Morales's book Vida Frida!, which Morales wrote and illustrated using stop-motion puppets and digital manipulation (with photography done by Tim O'Meara).
Dates
- circa 2014
Creator
- Morales, Yuyi (Artist, Person)
- O'Meara, Tim, 1966- (Photographer, 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
Yuyi Morales was born in 1968 in Mexico and immigrated to the United States in 1994. The author and illustrator of numerous books for children, Morales's works celebrate her heritage and Latino culture. She has won numerous awards for her work, including two Pura Belpre Medals. She lives in California.
Information sourced from: "Yuyi Morales." Macmillan Speakers Bureau. Accessed June 2020. www.macmillanspeakers.com/speaker/yuyi-morales/.
Extent
1 folders (.12 cubic feet)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of one oversize photographic print from the book Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Kerlan Friends, purchased from the American Booksellers Foundation For Free Expression (ABFFE) auction in May 2015.
- Artists -- Mexico -- Biography -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature -- Illustrations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Digital art (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Illustration of books -- 21st century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustrators -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Kahlo, Frida (Depicted) -- Juvenile literature
- Model animation Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Painters -- Mexico -- Biography -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Puppets (recreational artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Spanish language materials -- Bilingual Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Yuyi Morales Collection, circa 2014
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Caitlin Marineau
- Date
- July 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- June 2020: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
