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第22回（1959年） Winner
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第43回（1980年） Winner
Barbara Cooney
バーバラ・クーニー
Bābara Kūnī
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1917-08-06 （Brooklyn, New York, Hotel Bossert）
- 死没
- 2000-03-10 （Portland, Maine） 82歳
- 国籍
- American
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Unknown
- 居住地歴
- Brooklyn, New York → Long Island → Damariscotta, Maine
経歴
- 職業
- Children's book writer, Children's book illustrator
- 活動期間
- 1940年〜1999年
- 影響を受けた人物
- Hokusai, Aubrey Beardsley
- ノミネート
- Hans Christian Andersen Award U.S. nominee (1994)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith College | — | History | Bachelor of Arts | — | United States |
| Art Students League of New York | — | Black and white drawing, etching, lithography | — | 1940 | United States |
Smith College
History
学位:
Bachelor of Arts
卒業年:
1938
国:
United States
Art Students League of New York
Black and white drawing, etching, lithography
期間:
1940
国:
United States
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Caldecott Medal | Chanticleer and the Fox | — | Association for Library Service to Children | Winner |
| 1980 | Caldecott Medal | Ox-Cart Man | — | Association for Library Service to Children | Winner |
| 1983 | National Book Award | Miss Rumphius | Picture Books | National Book Foundation | Winner |
| 1989 | Lupine Award | Children's books | — | Maine Library Association | Winner |
Caldecott Medal
1959
対象作品:
Chanticleer and the Fox
主催:
Association for Library Service to Children
結果:
Winner
Caldecott Medal
1980
対象作品:
Ox-Cart Man
主催:
Association for Library Service to Children
結果:
Winner
National Book Award
1983
対象作品:
Miss Rumphius
部門:
Picture Books
主催:
National Book Foundation
結果:
Winner
Lupine Award
1989
対象作品:
Children's books
主催:
Maine Library Association
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Chanticleer and the Fox
1958年 Children's picture bookAn adaptation of Chaucer's 'The Nun's Priest's Tale' fable about Chanticleer the rooster and the fox.
good and evillove and hatelife and death
Ox-Cart Man
1979年 Children's picture bookDepicts the yearly cycle of a New England farmer family based on Donald Hall's poem.
familynaturelabor
Miss Rumphius
1982年 Children's picture bookThe story of a woman who dreams of making the world more beautiful.
beautylegacyadventure
全著作
- Chanticleer and the Fox
- Ox-Cart Man
- Miss Rumphius
- Island Boy
- Hattie and the Wild Waves
作品の翻訳
- Her books have been translated into ten languages
作風・主題
- 文体
- folk art illustrationspen and inkacrylic paintspastels
- 頻出モチーフ
- folk storiesspirit of placequality of light
評価・遺産
American writer and illustrator of over 110 children's books published over sixty years. Two-time Caldecott Medal winner and U.S. nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award.
記念館・博物館
- Bowdoin College Maine
資料所蔵先
- University of Connecticut Archives & Special Collections
引用
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She gave me all the materials I could wish for and then left me alone, didn’t smother me with instruction.
出典: Autobiographical quote -
I have felt way behind technically; and what I’ve learned I have had to teach myself. To this day, I don’t consider myself a very skillful artist.
出典: On Smith College and her art -
It was not until I was in my forties... that the sense of place... became of paramount importance to me.
出典: On her travels and learning the spirit of place -
I believe that children... need a more robust literary diet... a man’s reach should exceed his grasp. So should a child’s.
出典: On receiving the Caldecott Medal in 1959 (1959年) -
Of all the books I have done, 'Miss Rumphius,' 'Island Boy,' and 'Hattie and the Wild Waves,' are the closest to my heart.
出典: On her favorite works
豆知識
- She had a twin brother.
- Served in the Women’s Army Corps during World War II.
- Maine Governor proclaimed 'Barbara Cooney Day' in her honor.