Juliet Kepes

Juliet Kepes (née Appleby; 1919–1999) was a British illustrator, painter and sculptor.

Life

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Kepes studied at Brighton School in the 1930s, and met her future husband, György Kepes in Shaftesbury Avenue in 1936.[1] When in 1937, György was offered a teaching position at the New Bauhaus in Chicago – Juliet went with him to study, while he taught.[1] In later life, they moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts – again for György's work.[1]

Professional work

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In the early 1950s, Kepes began writing and illustrating children's book. Her first work was published in 1952 and was titled Five Little Monkeys. The work was good enough to win a Caldecott Medal honour in 1953, missing out on the medal to The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward.[2]

Bibliography

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  • Five Little Monkeys (1952) - author and illustrator[1]
  • Laughing Time (1953) – illustrator[1]
  • The Seven Remarkable Bears (1954) – illustrator[1]
  • Beasts from a Brush (1955) – author and illustrator[1]
  • Boy Blue’s Book of Beasts (1957) – illustrator[1]
  • Frogs Merry (1961) – author and illustrator[1]
  • Five Little Monkey Business (1965) - author and illustrator[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Juliet Kepes (1919–1999)". arts.brighton.ac.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938–Present | Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)". www.ala.org. Retrieved 5 March 2016.