Dorothy Grider
Born(1915-01-19)January 19, 1915
Bowling Green, Kentucky
DiedFebruary 18, 2012(2012-02-18) (aged 97)
New Hope, Pennsylvania
Resting placeFariview Cemetery in Bowling Green, KY
NationalityAmerican
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma materWestern Kentucky State College
Notable workLittle Ballerina, Peppermint

Dorothy Grider (1915 – 2012)[1][2] was an American artist, most widely known as an illustrator of children's books.[3] Grider received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Kentucky State College and studied art at the Grande Chaumiere Art Studio in Paris, France.[4] In 1950 Dorothy Grider moved to New Hope, Pennsylvania, where she lived until she died at the age of 97.[5]

Books

Grider illustrated numerous children's books, many for the Rand McNally Elf books collection.[6][7]

Author and Illustrator

Back and Forth[8]


Little Ballerina[9]

Peppermint[10]

Little Majorette[11]

The Mulberry Bush

Illustrator

References

  1. ^ "Dorothy Grider". The Intelligencer. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  2. ^ "Dorothy Grider". Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  3. ^ "Search Results : Vintage Children's Books dot com, EveryDay to Extra Special Children's Books". www.vintagechildrensbooks.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Dorothy Grider's Obituary on Batesville". Batesville. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  5. ^ Anonymous (29 February 2012). "Dorothy Grider". Bowling Green, Ky.
  6. ^ Sandra Staebell. "Work by Dorothy Grider on exhibit at ERC – WKU Libraries Blog". Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  7. ^ "Dorothy Grider | LibraryThing". www.librarything.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  8. ^ Grider, Dorothy (1955). Back and Forth. Philadelphia: Lippincott. OCLC 4886497.
  9. ^ Grider, Dorothy (1960-01-01). Little ballerina. Chicago: Rand McNally. OCLC 1813337.
  10. ^ Grider, Dorothy (1950-01-01). Peppermint;. Racin Wis: Whitman. OCLC 13724756.
  11. ^ Grider, Dorothy (1959-01-01). Little Majorette. Eau Claire, Wi.: E.M. Hale. OCLC 5576707.


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