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Leonard Everett Fisher

Leonard Everett Fisher (Born 1924) is active/lives in New York.  Leonard Fisher is known for Painting, children's book illustrations.

A painter and book illustrator, Leonard Everett Fisher considers himself first and foremost a painter and says: "I approached most of my illustrated picture books as a painter".

He has a publishing career spanning fifty years.  He has illustrated some 260 books for young readers, and is the author of ninety of these books.  Many of his published works have appeared in a dozen or more languages.  In addition, he designed a number of United states postage stamps including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," and eight Bicentennial commemorative stamps.

His paintings and illustrations have been the subject of two major museum retrospectives: The New Britain Museum in 1973, and the Museum of American Illustration in 1991.

Among his many honors are the 1950 Pulitzer Prize painting scholarship, the Medallion of the University of Southern Mississippi, the National Jewish Book Award, the 1995 American Library Association's Arbuthnot Citation, and th   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2645 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Leonard Everett Fisher

   Publications  Book References:  27
Magazine References:  1

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1 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Leonard Everett Fisher
Magazine Article Date Author Color
American Art Review The New Haven Paint & Clay Club October 2000 Gall, Dolores M Yes
27 Book References for Leonard Everett Fisher
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2004 McGowan, Alison C (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition) 1512 No
2000 Ed, Int'l Biographical Center 2000 Artists and Designers of the 20th Century 0 No
2000 Rockman, C (Editor) Eighth Book of Junior Authors 0 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1998 Editor, Dodd Research Center Leonard Everett Fisher: A Life of Art 0 No
1997 Marquis Who's Who Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998 1515 No
1995 Silvey, Anita Children's Books and their Creators 0 No
1993 Bowker R R Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts) 1473 No
1993 Wallace, Keith et al Whispered Art History: Twenty Years at the Western Front 226 Yes
1992 Cummins, Julie Children's Book Illustration and Design 0 No
1990 Cianciolo, Patricia Picture Books for Children 0 No
1990 Dantzic, Cynthia Maris Design Dimensions 320 Yes
1990 Lozner, Joyce Scratchboard for Illustration 0 No
1990 Ward, Martha E Authors of Books for Young Readers 0 No
1989 Otten, Charlotte; G Schmidt The Voice of the Narrator 0 No
1987 Parker, Don H From Scratch: A Brief History of the SRA Reading Laboratory Series 0 No
1986 Gale Research (editors) Contemporary Authors: Autobiography Series 368 No
1986 Hands, Nancy S Illustrating Children's Books 0 No
1986 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986 1292 No
1986 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers 1081 No
1985 Fisher, L E Ferguson Masterpieces of American Painting 224 Yes
1985 Freedman, Russell Holiday House: the First Fifty Years 0 No
1980 Munce, Howard et al Magic and Other Realism The Art of Illusion 111 Yes
1977 Daugherty, Charles M Six Artists Paint a Still Life 0 No
1976 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition 756 No
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