Charles Hand Geer (August 25, 1922 – December 7, 2008) was an American illustrator of children's books, two of which he wrote. He also designed numerous book jackets.
^. Americana Resources (amres.com). September 28, 2007. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2015-12-13. See Catalog number B0021.
charles, geer, charles, hand, geer, august, 1922, december, 2008, american, illustrator, children, books, which, wrote, also, designed, numerous, book, jackets, geer, grew, long, island, york, attended, dartmouth, college, hampshire, then, served, united, stat. Charles Hand Geer August 25 1922 December 7 2008 was an American illustrator of children s books two of which he wrote He also designed numerous book jackets Geer grew up on Long Island New York attended Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and then served in the United States Navy during World War II Following the war he attended art school at the Pratt Institute Many of the buildings in his illustrations feature Second Empire architecture with their characteristic mansard roofs Geer lived until his death in 2008 in Rockland Maine where he enjoyed sailing and painting watercolors Over the years he built several boats Contents 1 Selected works 1 1 As illustrator 1 2 As author 2 References 3 External linksSelected works editAs illustrator edit Game of Statues by Anne Stevenson Schoolboy Johnson by John R Tunis 1 Mystery at Redtop Hill by Marjory Schwalje 1965 The Mad Scientists Club by Bertrand R Brinley The New Adventures of the Mad Scientists Club by Bertrand R Brinley The Big Kerplop by Bertrand R Brinley The Big Chunk of Ice by Bertrand R Brinley The Marvelous Inventions of Alvin Fernald by Clifford B Hicks Miss Pickerell on the Moon by Dora F Pantell Miss Pickerell and the Weather Satellite by Dora F Pantell Miss Pickerell and the Blue Whales by Dora F Pantell Miss Pickerell and the War of the Computers by Dora F Pantell Miss Pickerell and the Lost World by Dora F Pantell Wild Geese Flying by Cornelia Meigs That Summer With Lexy by Audrey McKim McNulty s Holiday by Rutherford Montgomery Sauncey and Mr King s Gallery by Clara Ann Simmons The Biggest and Best Flag That Ever Flew by Rebecca C Jones 1988 The Story of Dwight D Eisenhower by Arthur J Beckhard 1956 2 Katie Kittenheart by Miriam E Mason Macmillan 1957 3 Lost in the Barrens by Farley Mowat Sandro s Battle by David Scott Daniell 1962 jacket only The Pipe Organ in the Parlour by Lilla Stirling 1960 Secret Under Antarctica by Gordon R Dickson The Secret Raft by Hazel Krantz Plain Girl by Virginia Sorensen Gretchen of Grand Pre by Lilla Stirling The Lonely Mound by William Campbell Gault cover illustrator As author edit Dexter and the Deer Lake Mystery 1965 Soot Devil 1971 The Pipe Organ in the Parlour also by Lilla Stirling 1960 References edit Schoolboy Johnson by John R Tunis Political Books 1930 1959 Americana Resources amres com September 28 2007 Archived from the original on September 28 2007 Retrieved 2015 12 13 See Catalog number B0021 Book Review Katie Kittenheart Kirkus Reviews Retrieved 2023 03 15 External links edit nbsp Children s literature portal nbsp Visual arts portal Happy 85th Charles Geer Illustrator The Mad Scientists Club by Bertrand Brinley familysearch org U S Social Security Death Index for Charles H Geer Works by Charles Geer at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Charles Geer at Internet Archive Charles Geer at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Charles Geer at Library of Congress with 56 library catalog records https www facebook com CharlesGeerillustrator fref ts nbsp This article about an American illustrator is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Geer amp oldid 1191208481, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
