Esphyr Slobodkina
Russian-American artist, author, and illustrator (1908-2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Esphyr Slobodkina (Russian: Эсфирь Соломоновна Слободкина; September 22, 1908 – July 21, 2002) was a Russian Empire-born American artist, author, and illustrator, best known for her classic children's picture book Caps for Sale. Slobodkina was a celebrated avant garde artist and feminist in the middle part of the 20th century.
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Esphyr Slobodkina | |
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Born | (1908-09-22)September 22, 1908 Chelyabinsk, Russia |
Died | July 21, 2002(2002-07-21) (aged 93) Glen Head, New York[1] |
Pen name | Phyra Slobodkina[2] |
Occupation | Artist, author |
Nationality | American (naturalized) |
Education | National Academy of Design |
Genre | Children's literature |
Literary movement | abstraction |
Notable works | Caps for Sale |
Notable awards | Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, 1958 |
Spouse | Ilya Bolotowsky (m. 1933–1938) William Urquhart (m. 1960–1963) |
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