Carmen L. Browne
Born(1895-03-29)March 29, 1895
Calumet, Michigan, U.S.
DiedApril 11, 1992(1992-04-11) (aged 97)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
Education
Occupations
  • Author
  • illustrator

Carmen L. Browne (March 29, 1895 – April 11, 1992) was an early twentieth century author and illustrator, particularly of children's books.[1][page needed]

Early life and education

Browne was born on March 29, 1895, in Calumet, Michigan.[2] She attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League of New York.[3]

Career

Illustration from Sunny Rhymes for Happy Children, 1917

Browne created illustrations for books and greeting cards for the P. F. Volland Company.[1][page needed][4][5][6] Her illustrations were described as "light and dainty",[4] "difficult to surpass in sheer loveliness",[7] "apt pictures .. to please the wee ones",[8] "assisting the text admirably, designed as they are to delight the child's heart,"[9] and as making "appropriate" gift books for "little friends and relatives.[10] She also designed wallpaper patterns for children,[11] and invented an educational doll apparatus, "to associate with a doll educational matter which is commonly presented in unattractive, formal lessons."[12] Her lithographs, some of which were shown at the Ninth International Print Makers' Exhibition in 1928, were described as "amusing and very expert".[13]

A 1927 New York Times review of a group show at the National Art Club described a Browne image of a girl pulling weeds as being "as true to nature as Millet tried to make his peasant girls," and a Browne nude as, "a fine abstraction" that "removes all superfluous details and gives a chance for beautiful rhythm of movement."[14]

Personal life

Browne married Jesse Augustus Luckner (1891-1975) in 1945.[2]

Death

Browne died on April 11, 1992, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[2]

Selected works

References

  1. ^ a b Shaw, John MacKay. Childhood in Poetry. Tallahassee: Friends of the Library, Florida State University, 1970.
  2. ^ a b c "Carmen Browne - Artist Biography for Carmen Browne". www.askart.com.
  3. ^ Jiler, Peggy (19 October 1947). "A Gracious Lady: Stepney's Carmen L. Browne Becomes a Restaurateur". The Bridgeport Telegram. Bridgeport, Connecticut. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Jewett, Paul N. (2010). The Mob and the Flock. Longwood, Florida: Xulon Press. p. 6. ISBN 9781613797709. OCLC 676809488. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  5. ^ Loring Taylor, Dorothy (1985). "Olive Beaupre Miller and My Book House". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. 78 (4): 277. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  6. ^ "Autumn Books". The Churchman. 122: 23. November 20, 1920. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Some Artistic Books For Children And Other Volumes Of Recent Publication". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. 12 October 1918. p. 4. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Review of Books". Buffalo Courier. Buffalo, New York. 16 May 1920. p. 48. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Among the New Books". The Minneapolis Star. 1 October 1927. p. 6. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Books and Authors". America. 20: 220. 7 December 1918. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  11. ^ Catalog of copyright entries: Works of art.... Part 4, Volumes 15-16. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1920. p. 272. Retrieved 16 December 2018. Niagara Wall Paper Co ... Nursery Pattern; by Carmen L. Browne. [Wallpaper design showing boys and girls dancing with garlands and bunches of flowers in hands]
  12. ^ "Educational doll apparatus". Google Patents. 30 July 1928. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  13. ^ Millier, Arthur (11 March 1928). "Print Makers' International". The Los Angeles Times. p. III: 24. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Etchings at Art Club". New York Times. 11 December 1927. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  15. ^ Adams, Edith E. (1933). A Guide to Children's Literature in the Early Elementary Grades. G. Wahr. p. 113. LCCN 33002497.
  16. ^ "For the Child Who Loves Music". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. 13 November 1927. p. S3:8. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
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