Lou Fancher and Steve Johnson Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains original oil illustrations and other production material for the picture book, The Range Eternal, which was written by Louise Erdrich and illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher. There is also one oil illustration for the picture book Bugtown Boogie, written by Warren Hanson, and illustrated by Johnson and Fancher, along with a small amount of sketches and related material.
Dates
- 2001-circa 2008
Creator
- Fancher, Lou (Person)
- Johnson, Steve, 1960- (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
Lou Fancher was born in Michigan in 1960. She went on to study dance at the University of Cincinnati and work as a writer, illustrator, book designer, ballet dancer, and choreographer. Steve Johnson was born in Minnesota in 1960. He received his B.F.A in illustration and painting at the School of Associated Arts in St. Paul, MN. He works as a commercial artist and illustrator and began working as freelance illustrator with his wife, Lou Fancher, in 1986. Johnson and Fancher received the Minnesota Book Award for Children’s Book in 1992 for The Salamander Room.They are also known for their work in production set and character design on animated films such as Toy Storyand A Bug's Life.
Biographical sources:
"Steve Johnson" and "Lou Fancher." Something About the Author. Vol. 177. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2007.
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains art production material for two picture books illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher.
- Children's literature -- Illustrations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's stories, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Families -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustration of books -- 21st century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustrators -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Insects -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mixed media works Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- North Dakota -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oil paintings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sketches Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Lou Fancher and Steve Johnson Papers, 2001-circa 2008
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- CLRC Staff
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- September 2020: Collection reprocessed and description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
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