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Harrison Cady (1877-1970)
Harrison Cady sold his first work in New York when he was eighteen. He created art for many magazines
and newspapers before turning to children’s book illustration. About 1913, Mr. Cady began illustrating
Thornton Burgess’s Bedtime Stories of Peter Rabbit, Reddy Fox, and many others. In 1945, Harrison
Cady won the Edwin Palmer Memorial Prize at the National Academy Annual Show for his artwork.
Selected books illustrated by Harrison Cady:
Racketty-Packetty House: As Told by Queen Crosspatch by Frances Burnett, 1992
Mother West Wind’s Children by Thornton W. Burgess, 1985
Nancy Carlson
Nancy Carlson knew that she wanted to be an artist from the age of five. She began illustrating a
children’s book after graduating from college, and eventually discovered that she preferred illustrating
books that she had written herself. She has illustrated greeting cards, calendars, mugs, T-shirts, posters,
hats and gift wrap. She enjoys “physical fitness, running, biking, watching my children do sports.”
Selected books illustrated by Nancy Carson:
Sit Still by Nancy Carlson, 1996
Lenore’s Big Break by Susan Pearson, 1992
Donald Carrick (1929-1989)
Carrick won a scholarship to the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center and the Art Students League. He said
that being drafted in to World War II “had the benefit of opening the door to Europe.” Mr. Carrick began
to illustrate a series of books for children through a writer friend in Spain. Carrick and his wife, Carol,
collaborated in producing many beautiful picture books, in which their love of nature is evident.
Selected books illustrated by Donald Carrick:
The Wednesday Surprise by Eve Bunting, 1990
Patrick’s Dinosaurs by Carol Carrick, 1985
Reg Cartwright
Reg Cartwright was born in Leicester, England. He married Ann Harrison, who now writes many of the
children’s books that he illustrates. He has illustrated numerous books, and has also contributed many
articles to periodicals including Arts Review, Observer Colour Magazine and Vogue. Mr. Cartwright has
received many awards including the Society of Industrial Artists Award for Illustration and Graphics.
Selected books illustrated by Reg Cartwright:
The Lot at the End of My Block by Kevin Lewis, 2001
The Three Golden Oranges by Alma Flor Ada, 1999
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