Daugherty wrote and illustrated several children's books during his career, and his book Daniel Boone won the Newbery Medal.[3] His book with Benjamin Elkin, Gillespie and the Guards, won the Caldecott Honor in 1957.[4] He was also the author of Walt Whitman's America Selections and Drawings by James Daugherty. He died in Boston, Massachusetts.
Four huge murals by James Daugherty, entitled "The Spirit of Pageantry — Africa", "The Spirit of Drama — Europe", "The Spirit of Cinema — America", and "The Spirit of Fantasy — Asia" are located in the State Theatre which is part of the beautiful Playhouse Square theater district in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.[citation needed]
In September 2006, controversy erupted at Hamilton Avenue School, an elementary school in Greenwich, Connecticut, over Daugherty's depiction of the Bunker Hill hero and Connecticut native Israel Putnam in a mural commissioned by Public Works of Art Project for the town hall, and installed in the school in 1935. The mural was restored, and revealed a scene, filled with violent and richly colored imagery, including snarling animals, tomahawk-wielding American Indians and a half-naked General Putnam strapped to a burning stake. School officials objected to the violent imagery and ordered the mural removed to the Greenwich Public Library.[5]
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^"James Daugherty, Artist, Dead; Children's Book Author Was 84", The New York Times, February 22, 1974.
^"James Henry Daugherty Papers", Elmer L. Andersen Library, University of Minnesota
^Newbery Medal Books: 1922–1955, eds. Bertha Mahony Miller, Elinor Whitney Field, Horn Book, 1955, LOC 55-13968, pp. 1176–84. - "Translated Newbery titles | Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)". ALA. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
^"Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present | Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)". ALA. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
^Matthew J. Malone, "Painting Called Too Violent for Children Won’t Return", The New York Times, September 29, 2006.
james, daugherty, representative, james, alexander, daugherty, world, memoirist, james, harden, daugherty, james, henry, daugherty, june, 1889, february, 1974, american, modernist, painter, muralist, children, book, author, illustrator, circa, 1917life, edit, . For the U S Representative see James Alexander Daugherty For the World War II memoirist see James Harden Daugherty James Henry Daugherty June 1 1889 February 21 1974 was an American modernist painter muralist children s book author and illustrator 1 James Daugherty circa 1917Life edit nbsp One of Daugherty s World War I posters for the US Shipping Board Daugherty was born in Asheville North Carolina He later lived in Indiana Ohio and at the age of 9 he moved to Washington D C where he studied at the Corcoran School of Art Later he went to London and studied under Frank Brangwyn 2 During World War I he was commissioned to produce propaganda posters for various US Government agencies including the United States Shipping Board Daugherty wrote and illustrated several children s books during his career and his book Daniel Boone won the Newbery Medal 3 His book with Benjamin Elkin Gillespie and the Guards won the Caldecott Honor in 1957 4 He was also the author of Walt Whitman s America Selections and Drawings by James Daugherty He died in Boston Massachusetts Four huge murals by James Daugherty entitled The Spirit of Pageantry Africa The Spirit of Drama Europe The Spirit of Cinema America and The Spirit of Fantasy Asia are located in the State Theatre which is part of the beautiful Playhouse Square theater district in downtown Cleveland Ohio citation needed In September 2006 controversy erupted at Hamilton Avenue School an elementary school in Greenwich Connecticut over Daugherty s depiction of the Bunker Hill hero and Connecticut native Israel Putnam in a mural commissioned by Public Works of Art Project for the town hall and installed in the school in 1935 The mural was restored and revealed a scene filled with violent and richly colored imagery including snarling animals tomahawk wielding American Indians and a half naked General Putnam strapped to a burning stake School officials objected to the violent imagery and ordered the mural removed to the Greenwich Public Library 5 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to James Daugherty James Daugherty Artist Dead Children s Book Author Was 84 The New York Times February 22 1974 James Henry Daugherty Papers Elmer L Andersen Library University of Minnesota Newbery Medal Books 1922 1955 eds Bertha Mahony Miller Elinor Whitney Field Horn Book 1955 LOC 55 13968 pp 1176 84 Translated Newbery titles Association for Library Service to Children ALSC ALA Retrieved 2013 05 08 Caldecott Medal amp Honor Books 1938 Present Association for Library Service to Children ALSC ALA Retrieved 2013 05 08 Matthew J Malone Painting Called Too Violent for Children Won t Return The New York Times September 29 2006 Citations Biographical Sketch University of Minnesota Retrieved April 8 2020 Newbery Medal and Honor Books 1922 Present American Library Association Retrieved July 7 2006 External links editThe Societe Anonyme Modernism for America Yale Gallery Heroic America James Daugherty s Mural Drawings from the 1930s WPA Mural Studies The Mural in the Gym Collecting Children s Books November 3 2009 Portals nbsp Children s literature nbsp Visual arts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Daugherty amp oldid 1115310941, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
