![]() You can learn about my family, and other children's book families in Pass it Down by Leonard Marcus. As an adult I have been lucky enough to illustrate 18 of my mom's texts. When I was a teenager, I worked in my parents studio painting in color separations on acetate, when full color books were not the norm. My father made found object assemblages, abstract oil paintings and woodcuts. Mom created oil paintings, bronze sculptures, etchings and needlepoint tapestries. Anne Rockwell illustrated most of her books herself but also wrote texts for other illustrators.Īt the dinner table, our parents were always talking about current and future books, and often our vacations took us to wonderful places like Block Island and Europe for their inspiration or research. Our home was filled with my parents' fine art. Along with concept books and original stories, Mom has written books on almost every subject, including American history, art history, fables, mythology, and science. ![]() Many of my parent's books, like The Toolbox and The Awful Mess where stories about our family experiences. ![]() When my father was an art director in advertising, and he also illustrated books that my mom wrote. From bathtub toys to gondolas on the Grand Canal, this book explores the small childs world of boats.Using simple text and illustrations, these colorful. ![]() ![]() They created children's books as a team in a studio off our dining room in Old Greenwich, CT. ![]()
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