Marilyn Fitschen Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains an ink illustration for St. Fidgita and Other Parodies illustrated by Marilyn Fitschen.
Dates
- circa 1966
Creator
- Fitschen, Marilyn (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 Sketch
Marilyn Fitschen is an illustrator of children's books. She married children's author Dale Fitschen on February 10, 1962. They have three daughters. Fitschen received her BFA from Washington University in St. Louis, MO, and worked as a painter, book and magazine illustrator, teacher, accreditation administrator for 20 years at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). She also is the artist of Grim Fairy Tales for Adults, written by Joel Wells, and Rotten snags! Rotten hair!, co-written by her husband. She has recently retired but continues to be active with her interests in music, dance, theater, reading, gardening, cooking, travel and spending time with their grandchildren.
Extent
1 item
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of Marilyn Fitschen's ink illustration for one book.
- Children's literature -- Illustrations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Illustration of books -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustrators -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Marilyn Fitschen Papers, circa 1966
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ruth Paloma
- Date
- 2009
- 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
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