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Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire

Ingri d'Aulaire (December 27, 1904 – October 24, 1980) and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire (September 30, 1898 – May 1, 1986) were American writers and illustrators of children's books who worked primarily as a team, completing almost all of their well-known works together. The couple immigrated to the United States from Europe and worked on books that focused on history such as Abraham Lincoln, which won the 1940 Caldecott Medal. They were part of the group of immigrant artists composed of Feodor Rojankovsky, Roger Duvoisin, Ludwig Bemelmans, Miska Petersham and Tibor Gergely, who helped shape the Golden Age of picture books in mid-twentieth-century America.[1]

Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
(circa 1961)

Background edit

Edgar Parin, originally of Swiss citizenship, was born in Munich, Germany to an Italian portrait painter Gino Parin and Ella Auler, a talented artist and musician who had moved from St. Louis to Paris. His parents separated when Parin was six years old and he grew up spending time with each, travelling around Europe with his father.[2] Edgar Parin took his mother's maiden name when she changed it from Auler to d'Aulaire. After studying architecture for a year in Munich, he began art studies at its School of Arts and Crafts (German:Kunstgewerbeschule). Edgar, a pupil of Hans Hofmann and Henri Matisse,[3] studied fresco in Florence, painted murals in France and Norway, and exhibited in Paris, Berlin and Oslo. He illustrated many books in Germany from 1922 to 1926 and painted frescoes in Norway from 1926 to 1927.

Ingri Mortenson was born in Kongsberg, Norway into an artistic family. Her uncle, for instance, was a clergyman and poet who translated the Icelandic Eddas into Norwegian and set his own poetry to music by Edvard Grieg.[2] When she was 15, the Norwegian painter Harriet Backer encouraged her to pursue art as a career, and Ingri later studied at art schools in Norway, Germany and France.

Ingri and Edgar met in Munich when Ingri was an art student.[3][4] They were married in 1925. A modest insurance settlement following a near-fatal bus–trolley collision in Paris provided the seed money for Edgar's steerage-class voyage to the U.S. to scout for opportunities. He garnered enough commissions illustrating books to send for Ingri and they moved into a cold-water walk-up flat in Brooklyn in 1929.

At first they pursued separate careers. Edgar concentrated on illustrating books using wood block engravings and stone lithography; Ingri garnered commissions to paint portraits of prominent businessmen.

Their work caught the eye of the director of the New York Public Library. Acting on her suggestion, the d'Aulaires decided to turn their talents to children's books and collaborated to create The Magic Rug in 1931. Shortly thereafter they became U.S. citizens. They lived and worked in Wilton, Connecticut, from 1941 until their deaths in the 1980s. They also had a farm in Royalton, Vermont.

Literary works edit

Many of the d'Aulaires' early books depict the scenery and folktales of Norway: Ola, Children of the Northlights, East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Later their attention shifted to their adopted country and they produced books about American heroes such as Pocahontas, Benjamin Franklin, and Buffalo Bill.

Using their research and travel experiences as inspiration, the husband-and-wife team produced 27 illustrated books for children including many picture books. Edgar illustrated Children of the Soil: A Story of Scandinavia by Nora Burglon, who was a 1932 Newbery Medal runner-up for that work.

The d'Aulaires won the third annual Caldecott Medal in 1940 for Abraham Lincoln, a picture-book life of the 16th U.S. President.[5] They won the 1953 Boy's Club award for their version of Buffalo Bill (1952).

Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths, published by Doubleday in 1962, was an elaborately illustrated compendium of Greek mythology, 192 pages in 46 chapters.[6]

In 1967, they published Norse Gods and Giants, based on the Prose Edda and Poetic Edda.[7] The 154-page book presents 30 Norse myths and includes most of the basic stories of the Norse pantheon.[8]

D'Aulaires' Trolls was one of The New York Times Book Review outstanding books of 1972. It was also a National Book Award finalist.[9] They completed a sequel in 1976, The Terrible Troll Bird, an adaptation of one of their earlier works, Ola and Blakken.

Reprints edit

In 2005, New York Review Books reissued Norse Gods and Giants under the name d'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths. This volume was carefully printed to reproduce the vibrant color and texture of the original lithographs, and includes a glowing foreword by Michael Chabon.[8] Its immediate popularity prompted NYRB to reissue d'Aulaire's Trolls in 2006, which likewise was a meticulous reprint of the 1972 original pressing. That was followed by a reprint of The Terrible Troll Bird.

Animals Everywhere was reprinted and retitled d'Aulaires' Book of Animals in late April 2007, followed by a new edition of The Two Cars, then by Too Big and Foxie, a retelling of Anton Chekhov's short story "Kashtanka".

In 2016, University of Minnesota Press reissued East of the Sun and West of the Moon under the title d'Aulaires' Book of Norwegian Folktales.

Translations edit

In 2007 and 2008, respectively, the Italian publisher Donzelli Editori reissued smaller-format Italian language editions of Norse Myths, retitled Miti Del Nord, and Trolls, retitled Il Libro Dei Troll. Several of the d'Aulaires' books are also available in Korean and Japanese language editions.

Awards edit

The d'Aulaires received the Catholic Library Association Regina Medal for "continued distinguished contribution to children's literature" in 1970.[10][11] They were the 1974 U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award for children's illustrators.[12]

The d'Aulaires and Abraham Lincoln won the Caldecott Medal from the American Library Association in 1940, recognizing the previous year's "most distinguished American picture book for children".[5] Buffalo Bill (1952) won the 1953 Boy's Club award. D'Aulaires' Trolls (1972) was a finalist for the annual National Book Award, Children's Literature[9] and a New York Times Book Review "outstanding book" for 1972.

Works edit

  • The Magic Rug, Doubleday, 1931
  • Ola, Doubleday, 1932 * %%
  • Ola and Blakken, Doubleday, 1933
  • The Conquest of the Atlantic, Viking Press, 1933
  • The Lord's Prayer, Doubleday, 1934
  • Children of the Northlights, Viking Press, 1935 * %
  • George Washington, Beautiful Feet Books, 1936 * ∗
  • East of the Sun and West of the Moon, Viking Press, 1938 * %%%
  • Abraham Lincoln, Doubleday, Doran, 1939 * ∗
  • Animals Everywhere, Doubleday, 1940 | * ∗
  • Leif the Lucky, Doubleday, Doran, 1941 * ∗
  • The Star Spangled Banner, Doubleday, Doran, 1942
  • Don’t Count Your Chicks, Doubleday, 1943
  • Wings for Per, Doubleday, 1944
  • Too Big, Doubleday, 1945 *
  • Pocahontas, Doubleday, 1946 * ∗
  • Nils, Doubleday, 1948
  • Foxie, Doubleday, 1949 *
  • Benjamin Franklin, Doubleday, 1950 * ∗
  • Buffalo Bill, Doubleday, 1952 * ∗
  • The Two Cars, Doubleday, 1955 * [13]
  • Columbus, Doubleday, 1955 * ∗
  • The Magic Meadow, Doubleday, 1958
  • d'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths, Doubleday, 1962 * ∗ (Also available as an unabridged audio CD narrated by Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Kathleen Turner, and Matthew Broderick.)∗
  • Norse Gods and Giants, Doubleday, 1967 * † ∗
  • Trolls, Doubleday, 1972 * # ∗
  • The Terrible Troll Bird, Doubleday, 1976 * ‡ [14]


* Currently in print
| Reissued as d'Aulaire's Book of Animals, New York Review Books, 2007[15]
# Reissued as d'Aulaires' Trolls, New York Review Books, 2006
† Reissued as d'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths, New York Review Books, 2005
‡ Based on the earlier Ola and Blakken
% Reissued by the University of Minnesota Press, 2012
%% Reissued by the University of Minnesota Press, 2013
%%% Reissued as d'Aulaires Book of Norwegian Folktales, University of Minnesota Press, 2016

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Grenby, M.O.; Immel, Andrea (2012). The Cambridge Companion to Children's Literature. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 58. ISBN 9780521868198.
  2. ^ a b Schmidt, Gary (2013). Making Americans: Children's Literature from 1930 to 1960. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press. p. 155. ISBN 9781609381929.
  3. ^ a b "D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls" 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine (2006 edition). Random House Canada.
  4. ^ "Contributor biographical information for The two cars". New York Review Books. 2007. Hosted by the Library of Congress (LC) Online Catalog.
  5. ^ a b "Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938–Present". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). American Library Association (ALA)
    "The Randolph Caldecott Medal". ALSC. ALA. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
  6. ^ "Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire's Book of Greek myths" (first edition). WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
  7. ^ "D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths, by Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire". James Hynes. The New York Times. December 18, 2005.
  8. ^ a b "D'Aulaires' book of Norse myths" (2005 edition). LC catalog record. With links to information from the publisher.
  9. ^ a b "National Book Awards – 1973". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  10. ^ "Regina Medal" 2012-04-27 at the Wayback Machine. Catholic Library Association. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  11. ^ "Ingri d'Aulaire". Daily News. New York, NY. October 29, 1980. p. 283. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  12. ^ "Candidates for the Hans Christian Andersen Awards 1956–2002" Archived 2013-01-14 at archive.today. The Hans Christian Andersen Awards, 1956–2002. IBBY. Gyldendal. 2002. Pages 110–18. Hosted by Austrian Literature Online (literature.at). Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  13. ^ "Publisher description for The two cars". New York Review Books. 2007. Hosted by LC Online Catalog.
  14. ^ "The terrible troll-bird". (2007 edition). LC catalog record. With links to information from the publisher.
  15. ^ D'Aulaire's Book of Animals (2007 edition). LC catalog record. See linked publisher description.

External links edit

ingri, edgar, parin, aulaire, ingri, aulaire, december, 1904, october, 1980, edgar, parin, aulaire, september, 1898, 1986, were, american, writers, illustrators, children, books, worked, primarily, team, completing, almost, their, well, known, works, together,. Ingri d Aulaire December 27 1904 October 24 1980 and Edgar Parin d Aulaire September 30 1898 May 1 1986 were American writers and illustrators of children s books who worked primarily as a team completing almost all of their well known works together The couple immigrated to the United States from Europe and worked on books that focused on history such as Abraham Lincoln which won the 1940 Caldecott Medal They were part of the group of immigrant artists composed of Feodor Rojankovsky Roger Duvoisin Ludwig Bemelmans Miska Petersham and Tibor Gergely who helped shape the Golden Age of picture books in mid twentieth century America 1 Ingri and Edgar Parin d Aulaire circa 1961 Contents 1 Background 2 Literary works 2 1 Reprints 2 2 Translations 3 Awards 4 Works 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBackground editEdgar Parin originally of Swiss citizenship was born in Munich Germany to an Italian portrait painter Gino Parin and Ella Auler a talented artist and musician who had moved from St Louis to Paris His parents separated when Parin was six years old and he grew up spending time with each travelling around Europe with his father 2 Edgar Parin took his mother s maiden name when she changed it from Auler to d Aulaire After studying architecture for a year in Munich he began art studies at its School of Arts and Crafts German Kunstgewerbeschule Edgar a pupil of Hans Hofmann and Henri Matisse 3 studied fresco in Florence painted murals in France and Norway and exhibited in Paris Berlin and Oslo He illustrated many books in Germany from 1922 to 1926 and painted frescoes in Norway from 1926 to 1927 Ingri Mortenson was born in Kongsberg Norway into an artistic family Her uncle for instance was a clergyman and poet who translated the Icelandic Eddas into Norwegian and set his own poetry to music by Edvard Grieg 2 When she was 15 the Norwegian painter Harriet Backer encouraged her to pursue art as a career and Ingri later studied at art schools in Norway Germany and France Ingri and Edgar met in Munich when Ingri was an art student 3 4 They were married in 1925 A modest insurance settlement following a near fatal bus trolley collision in Paris provided the seed money for Edgar s steerage class voyage to the U S to scout for opportunities He garnered enough commissions illustrating books to send for Ingri and they moved into a cold water walk up flat in Brooklyn in 1929 At first they pursued separate careers Edgar concentrated on illustrating books using wood block engravings and stone lithography Ingri garnered commissions to paint portraits of prominent businessmen Their work caught the eye of the director of the New York Public Library Acting on her suggestion the d Aulaires decided to turn their talents to children s books and collaborated to create The Magic Rug in 1931 Shortly thereafter they became U S citizens They lived and worked in Wilton Connecticut from 1941 until their deaths in the 1980s They also had a farm in Royalton Vermont Literary works editMany of the d Aulaires early books depict the scenery and folktales of Norway Ola Children of the Northlights East of the Sun and West of the Moon Later their attention shifted to their adopted country and they produced books about American heroes such as Pocahontas Benjamin Franklin and Buffalo Bill Using their research and travel experiences as inspiration the husband and wife team produced 27 illustrated books for children including many picture books Edgar illustrated Children of the Soil A Story of Scandinavia by Nora Burglon who was a 1932 Newbery Medal runner up for that work The d Aulaires won the third annual Caldecott Medal in 1940 for Abraham Lincoln a picture book life of the 16th U S President 5 They won the 1953 Boy s Club award for their version of Buffalo Bill 1952 Ingri and Edgar Parin d Aulaires Book of Greek Myths published by Doubleday in 1962 was an elaborately illustrated compendium of Greek mythology 192 pages in 46 chapters 6 In 1967 they published Norse Gods and Giants based on the Prose Edda and Poetic Edda 7 The 154 page book presents 30 Norse myths and includes most of the basic stories of the Norse pantheon 8 D Aulaires Trolls was one of The New York Times Book Review outstanding books of 1972 It was also a National Book Award finalist 9 They completed a sequel in 1976 The Terrible Troll Bird an adaptation of one of their earlier works Ola and Blakken Reprints edit In 2005 New York Review Books reissued Norse Gods and Giants under the name d Aulaires Book of Norse Myths This volume was carefully printed to reproduce the vibrant color and texture of the original lithographs and includes a glowing foreword by Michael Chabon 8 Its immediate popularity prompted NYRB to reissue d Aulaire s Trolls in 2006 which likewise was a meticulous reprint of the 1972 original pressing That was followed by a reprint of The Terrible Troll Bird Animals Everywhere was reprinted and retitled d Aulaires Book of Animals in late April 2007 followed by a new edition of The Two Cars then by Too Big and Foxie a retelling of Anton Chekhov s short story Kashtanka In 2016 University of Minnesota Press reissued East of the Sun and West of the Moon under the title d Aulaires Book of Norwegian Folktales Translations edit In 2007 and 2008 respectively the Italian publisher Donzelli Editori reissued smaller format Italian language editions of Norse Myths retitled Miti Del Nord and Trolls retitled Il Libro Dei Troll Several of the d Aulaires books are also available in Korean and Japanese language editions Awards editThe d Aulaires received the Catholic Library Association Regina Medal for continued distinguished contribution to children s literature in 1970 10 11 They were the 1974 U S nominee for the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award for children s illustrators 12 The d Aulaires and Abraham Lincoln won the Caldecott Medal from the American Library Association in 1940 recognizing the previous year s most distinguished American picture book for children 5 Buffalo Bill 1952 won the 1953 Boy s Club award D Aulaires Trolls 1972 was a finalist for the annual National Book Award Children s Literature 9 and a New York Times Book Review outstanding book for 1972 Works editThe Magic Rug Doubleday 1931 Ola Doubleday 1932 Ola and Blakken Doubleday 1933 The Conquest of the Atlantic Viking Press 1933 The Lord s Prayer Doubleday 1934 Children of the Northlights Viking Press 1935 George Washington Beautiful Feet Books 1936 East of the Sun and West of the Moon Viking Press 1938 Abraham Lincoln Doubleday Doran 1939 Animals Everywhere Doubleday 1940 Leif the Lucky Doubleday Doran 1941 The Star Spangled Banner Doubleday Doran 1942 Don t Count Your Chicks Doubleday 1943 Wings for Per Doubleday 1944 Too Big Doubleday 1945 Pocahontas Doubleday 1946 Nils Doubleday 1948 Foxie Doubleday 1949 Benjamin Franklin Doubleday 1950 Buffalo Bill Doubleday 1952 The Two Cars Doubleday 1955 13 Columbus Doubleday 1955 The Magic Meadow Doubleday 1958 d Aulaire s Book of Greek Myths Doubleday 1962 Also available as an unabridged audio CD narrated by Paul Newman Sidney Poitier Kathleen Turner and Matthew Broderick Norse Gods and Giants Doubleday 1967 Trolls Doubleday 1972 The Terrible Troll Bird Doubleday 1976 14 Currently in print Reissued as d Aulaire s Book of Animals New York Review Books 2007 15 Reissued as d Aulaires Trolls New York Review Books 2006 Reissued as d Aulaires Book of Norse Myths New York Review Books 2005 Based on the earlier Ola and Blakken Reissued by the University of Minnesota Press 2012 Reissued by the University of Minnesota Press 2013 Reissued as d Aulaires Book of Norwegian Folktales University of Minnesota Press 2016See also edit nbsp Children s literature portal nbsp Visual arts portal nbsp Norway portalReferences edit Grenby M O Immel Andrea 2012 The Cambridge Companion to Children s Literature Cambridge Cambridge University Press p 58 ISBN 9780521868198 a b Schmidt Gary 2013 Making Americans Children s Literature from 1930 to 1960 Iowa City University of Iowa Press p 155 ISBN 9781609381929 a b D Aulaires Book of Trolls Archived 2012 03 20 at the Wayback Machine 2006 edition Random House Canada Contributor biographical information for The two cars New York Review Books 2007 Hosted by the Library of Congress LC Online Catalog a b Caldecott Medal amp Honor Books 1938 Present Association for Library Service to Children ALSC American Library Association ALA The Randolph Caldecott Medal ALSC ALA Retrieved 2013 07 12 Ingri and Edgar Parin d Aulaire s Book of Greek myths first edition WorldCat Retrieved 2013 07 12 D Aulaires Book of Norse Myths by Ingri and Edgar Parin d Aulaire James Hynes The New York Times December 18 2005 a b D Aulaires book of Norse myths 2005 edition LC catalog record With links to information from the publisher a b National Book Awards 1973 National Book Foundation Retrieved 2013 07 15 Regina Medal Archived 2012 04 27 at the Wayback Machine Catholic Library Association Retrieved 2013 07 15 Ingri d Aulaire Daily News New York NY October 29 1980 p 283 Retrieved December 29 2021 via Newspapers com nbsp Candidates for the Hans Christian Andersen Awards 1956 2002 Archived 2013 01 14 at archive today The Hans Christian Andersen Awards 1956 2002 IBBY Gyldendal 2002 Pages 110 18 Hosted by Austrian Literature Online literature at Retrieved 2013 07 15 Publisher description for The two cars New York Review Books 2007 Hosted by LC Online Catalog The terrible troll bird 2007 edition LC catalog record With links to information from the publisher D Aulaire s Book of Animals 2007 edition LC catalog record See linked publisher description External links editEdgar Parin and Ingri D Aulaire Papers General Collection Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Yale University The d Aulaires Children s Books at Facebook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ingri and Edgar Parin d 27Aulaire amp oldid 1183791463, wikipedia, 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