Joy Buba Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of production materials for several children's books illustrated by Joy Buba. It includes paste-ups and ink, pencil, and charcoal illustrations.
Dates
- circa 1946-circa 1970
Creator
- Buba, Joy Flinsch, 1904-1998 (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
Joy Buba was born in 1904 in Lloyd's Neck, New York. She spent her childhood summers outdoors with birds, plants, and animals. She studied at Eberle Studio in New York, then continued schooling in Germany at the Staedel Kunst Institute in Frankfort and the Art Academy in Munich. She became a sculptor, book and magazine illustrator. She died in 1998.
Biographical Source:
"Joy Flinsch Buba." Something About the Author. Vol. 44. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1986.
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of illustrative material for several children's books illustrated by Joy Buba.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Joy Buba.
- Children's literature -- Illustrations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Color separation (technique) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Elephants -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fantasy -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Goldfish -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Horses -- Juvenile fiction 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
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rabbits -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Joy Buba Papers, circa 1946-circa 1970
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nancy Larsen
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- July 2020: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
