Gladys Emerson Cook | |
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Born | November 7, 1894 |
Died | February 1977 (aged 82) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Artist |
Gladys Emerson Cook (November 7, 1894 – February 20, 1977) was an American artist. She is known for her pictures of domestic pets and wild animals. Cook also wrote and illustrated books about animals including how to draw them.
Cook was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts.[1] She earned a bachelor of science degree at Skidmore Collegein 1921,[2] followed by a master's degree at the University of Wisconsin in 1923.[3]
Cook's artworks are held in the collections of the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art ("Queenie" and Her Cubs),[4] the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Siamese Interlude),[5] the New York Public Library (Queenie and Her Cubs),[6] Huntsville Museum of Art (Trellis Gateway),[7][8] the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution, the Cincinnati Art Museum, and the AKC Museum of the Dog (Ch. King Messenger,[9] Pug Puppy,[10] Pug Drawing,[11] Tri-Int. Ch. Pugville’s Mighty Jim,[12] and Wire Fox Terrier).[13]
Thirty-five of Cook's watercolor drawings are included in the Index of American Design held at the National Gallery of Art.[14]
Cook wrote and illustrated:
She illustrated: