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Dorothy P. Lathrop

ドロシー・ピー・ラスロップ

Dorothy Pulis Lathrop

ペンネーム: D. P. Lathrop（Abbreviated form used in some publications）

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1891-04-16 （Albany, New York, United States）
死没
1980-12-30 89歳
国籍
American
言語
English
居住地歴
Albany, New York → New York City → Philadelphia (study/creative work)

経歴

職業
Children's author, Illustrator, Printmaker
活動期間
1919年〜1967年
所属
National Academy of Design (Associate)
所属団体
National Academy of Design (Associate)

学歴

Teachers College, Columbia University
国: United States
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
国: United States
Studied printmaking and illustration
Art Students League
国: United States
Received art training that influenced later style

受賞歴

Caldecott Medal
1938
対象作品: Animals of the Bible
主催: American Library Association
結果: 受賞（イラストレーション）
Elected Associate Academician, National Academy of Design
1949
主催: National Academy of Design
結果: 選出
Newbery Medal (work she illustrated)
1929
対象作品: Hitty, Her First Hundred Years
主催: American Library Association
結果: 作品が受賞（イラストレーターとして関与）

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Animals of the Bible

1937年 Children's picture book / Biblical animals

A children's picture book featuring animals that appear in the Bible, accompanied by descriptive text and detailed illustrations known for delicate linework and watercolor.

AnimalsBiblical themesEducation

The Fairy Circus

1931年 Children's fantasy

Written and illustrated by Lathrop herself, this whimsical tale of a fairy circus was a Newbery runner-up and showcases her imaginative illustrations.

FairiesImaginationCircus

The Three Mulla-Mulgars (illustrator)

1919年 Children's fantasy (illustration)

An early professional commission illustrating Walter de la Mare's children's book; one of Lathrop's first published illustration suites marking the start of her career.

FantasyChildren's tales

Hitty, Her First Hundred Years (illustrator)

1929年 Children's novel (illustration)

Lathrop illustrated Rachel Field's novel about a doll named Hitty; the book won the Newbery Medal, bringing wider recognition to Lathrop's illustrative work.

Coming-of-ageHistorical perspectiveDoll

全著作

  • A Little Lost Boy (illustrator)
  • An Angel in the Woods
  • Animals of the Bible
  • Bouncing Betsy
  • Branches Green (illustrator)
  • The Fairy Circus
  • The Lost Merry-Go-Round
  • The Colt from Moon Mountain
  • The Dog in the Tapestry Garden
  • The Littlest Mouse

作風・主題

文体
Delicate, observational animal-centered illustrationsUse of printmaking line work combined with soft watercolorMaintains a sense of fantasy appropriate for children while incorporating realistic detail
頻出モチーフ
AnimalsNatureFairies and fantasyChildlike imagination

評価・遺産

Dorothy P. Lathrop was a major figure in early 20th-century children's book illustration, noted for delicate animal depictions and a blend of realism and fantasy. Her Caldecott win and election to the National Academy of Design mark recognition, and her works are held in major museum collections.

記念館・博物館

  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York City, United States
  • Williams College Museum of Art Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States
  • Huntsville Museum of Art Huntsville, Alabama, United States

関連学会

  • National Academy of Design

資料所蔵先

  • University at Albany (exhibitions and holdings)
  • Library of Congress (catalog records)

大衆文化への影響

  • Her artwork was used on the cover of the Animal Collective album 'Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished'

豆知識

  • She illustrated more than 38 books.
  • She wrote and illustrated at least nine children's books.
  • Her illustrations for 'Animals of the Bible' won the inaugural Caldecott Medal in 1938.