Paw Oo Thet Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 28 scratchboard illustrations done for A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey, and Other Burmese Folktales, written by Maung Htin Aung and Helen G. Thayer and illustrated by Paw Oo Thet.
Dates
- circa 1968
Creator
- Paw Oo Thet (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
Paw Oo Thet was a prominent Burmese artist, painter, and illustrator. He was born in 1936 and died in 1993.
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
No linguistic content; Not applicable
Abstract
The collection consists of illustrations done for a book of Burmese folktales illustrated by Paw Oo Thet.
- Children's literature -- Illustrations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Folklore -- Burma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustration of books -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustrators -- Burma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Scratch art Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Paw Oo Thet Collection, circa 1968
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Larry Peterson, December 2004
- Date
- 12/7/2004
- 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
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
