Glo coalson biography of martin

glo coalson biography of martin

Today's vintage children's book starts off the season here with The Santa Claus Book, written and illustrated by Aurelius Battaglia. This book was formerly titled The Reindeer Book. Aurelius Battaglia, (1910-1984), was among other things, a prolific illustrator of children's books. 



Battaglia worked for Disney in the late 40's, contributing to Dumbo, Fantasia and Pinocchio. After that he joined the United Projections of America, a studio staffed by well known animation artists. It was there doing animation work that Battaglia honed his style, while also helping to start a trend of mid century illustration style that was looser and more abstract. (Info from Wikipedia,

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Battaglia seems to have illustrated this book in a different style than his work from the 50's. (My copy is from 1982 but it looks like this book was originally done in 1965.) Check out the samples of his work below. And his work previous to mid century was also different. Artists are

Books by Glo Coalson (Author of On Mother's Lap) - Goodreads

  • Glo Coalson is a Texas native who grew up in a western landscape of prickly pear, mesquite trees and wind.

    • Sculpture in the South

      Glo Coalson is a Texas native who grew up in a western landscape of prickly pear, mesquite trees, and wind.
    glo coalson raku pigeon worth While living in New York, Glo studied clay at Columbia University.
    glo coalson raku pigeon Glo Coalson is a Texas native who grew up in a western landscape of prickly pear, mesquite trees and wind.
    Highly successful Coalson came from Texas and she and Ann traveled in the old camper to the Reservation.

    Glo Coalson - Biography - askART

  • An Eskimo Birthday (Weekly Reader Children's Book Club) [Tom D. Robinson, Glo Coalson] Curtis Martin.

    • TEACHING ARTISTS - Creative Arts Center of Dallas

      While there, she heard and recorded folklore and stories of the native people.

    The Wind Is Not A River -

      Through daily exposure, he learned design, color and composition from his mother and the more academic studies of anatomy and proportion from his father.
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    Glo Coalson (Illustrator of On Mother's Lap) - Goodreads

  • by Glo Coalson.

    • The Art of Children's Picture Books: 2013 - Blogger

  • Glo Coalson is a Texas native who grew up in a western landscape of prickly pear, mesquite trees, and wind.

    • Sculpture in the South

      Sculptors are listed in alphabetical order.