Helen Sewell

Helen Sewell (June 27, 1896 – February 24, 1957) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. She was a runner-up for the 1955 Caldecott Medal as illustrator of The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh and she illustrated several novels that were runners-up for the Newbery Medal.

Helen Sewell
Born27 June 1896
Mare Island, California
Died24 February 1957 (aged 60)
New York, New York
NationalityAmerican
EducationPratt Institute

Some of her papers were donated to the University of Minnesota.[1]

Life

Sewell was born in Mare Island, California;[1] her father was William Elbridge Sewell, who later became Governor of Guam.[2] She studied at the Pratt Institute, including classes with Alexander Archipenko.[1] Her first book was published in 1923, The Cruise of the Little Dipper and Other Fairy Tales, written by Susanne Langer,[1] and she continued to illustrate throughout her life, including some works for adults. Sewell was the first illustrator of the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder (1932 to 1943), replaced by Garth Williams in 1953 and subsequent editions.[3][4] She died on February 24, 1957, in New York City.[1]

Works illustrated

References
  1. "Helen Sewell Papers" (finding aid). Children's Literature Research Collections. University of Minnesota Libraries. With biographical sketch.
  2. Leon-Guerrero, Jillette (August 9, 2010). "Guam Leaders from 1899-1904: 12. William Elbridge Sewell". Guampedia. Guam: University of Guam. Archived from the original on October 20, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
  3. "Laura Ingalls Wilder and her Little House Books" (gallery). Purple House Press (purplehousepress.com).
  4. "Bibliographic Description" Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Quote: "Site created November 14, 2004 by Sharon Swanke for Christine Jenkins' "History of Children's Literature" class at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign."
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