Beth Krommes Papers
Scope and Contents
Contains production material for one title: original scratchboard of unused illustration for Page. 37 from Before Morning, practice watercolor scheme for page 37, color proof of final spread for p. 36-37, three pages of brainstroming notes (photocopies), email from editor (photocopy), and 11x17 photocopies of sketches of p.36 and 37
Dates
- 2011 - 2016
Creator
- Krommes, Beth (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Beth Krommes is a Caldecott-award winning illustrator, artist, and pattern designer. She was born in 1959 and grew up in Pennsylvania. She has earned a BFA in painting from Syracuse University, an MFA in art education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and an AAS in textile and surface design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. Her book The House in the Night, written by Susan Marie Swanson, won the Caldecott Award in 2009. She lives in New Hampshire.
Information sourced from: Krommes, Beth. "Biography." Beth Krommes personal website. Accessed June 2020. www.bethkrommes.com.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Contains artistic and production material for one title, primarily focusing on the creative process for a single page's illustration, including an unused scratchboard illustration.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Scratchboard illustration gift of the Kerlan Friends, purchased from Beth Krommes. Additional material gift of Beth Krommes.
- Children's literature -- Illustrations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- City and town life -- 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
- Scratch art Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Snow -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Stories in rhyme Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Wishes -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Beth Krommes Papers, 2011-2016
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Caitlin Marineau
- Date
- November 2016
- 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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