Yumi Heo papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains original illustrations, primarily oil with collage paintings, for six children's books illustrated by Heo. The collection also holds a small amount of production material, including dummies and related items, for two books.
Dates
- circa 1995-circa 2006
Creator
- Heo, Yumi (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
Yumi Heo was born in 1964 in Korea, where she grew up. She came to the United States in 1989 where she earned an MFA in illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. The creator of more than 30 children's books, much of her work was done with oil paint and collage. She lived with her husband, Steven Dana, and children in White Plains, NY, prior to her death from cancer in 2016.
Extent
1.75 Cubic Feet (3 flat boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Yumi Heo papers contain original art related to six children's books illustrated by Heo.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased for the collection from the Yumi Heo estate.
- Alphabet books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- 21st century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, Korean -- 21st century 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
- Chinese Americans -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Emotions -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Folklore -- Korea Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Frogs -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Grandmothers -- 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
- Infants -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Korean Americans -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mixed media works Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Oil paintings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Stories in rhyme Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Weddings -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- collages (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Source
- Dana, Steven (Person)
- Title
- Yumi Heo papers, circa 1995-circa 2006
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Caitlin Marineau
- Date
- August 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
