Thomas Handforth (1936) Photo by Carl Van Vechten"The Jar of Myrrh and Incense" by Thomas Scofield Handford, circa 1916
Mei Li is about a girl who escapes her traditional life in the Chinese countryside to visit a Chinese New Year fair. It has been reissued since 1938 and Handforth's magnificent drawings of China in the 1930s are still animated and compelling. In 1939, he was considered an expert on Asian art. Books he illustrated included in Sidonie, Totou in Bondage and Tranquilinas Paradise.[3]
He was born in Tacoma, Washington, and studied art at the University of Washington. During World War I, he served in France with the anatomical unit in the Army's Sanitary Corps.[4] He later studied art at L'Ecole des Beaux Arts in France. He lived in various locations, such as Paris, India, North Africa, Mexico, and China.
Referencesedit
^State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
^Horning, Kathleen T. "Thomas Handforth, China, and the Real Mei Li". The Horn Book. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
^ ab"Librarians Honor Children's Books; Newbery Prize Given to Mrs. Elizabeth Enright, Caldecott Award to Thomas Handforth". The New York Times. June 21, 1939. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
^"Scofield Handforth Home on Furlough". The Tacoma Times. June 1, 1918. p. 3.
thomas, handforth, thomas, scofield, handforth, september, 1897, october, 1948, american, artist, etcher, wrote, illustrated, children, picture, book, based, personal, experience, china, 1939, caldecott, medal, illustration, 1936, photo, carl, vechten, myrrh, . Thomas Scofield Handforth September 16 1897 October 19 1948 1 was an American artist and etcher He wrote and illustrated the children s picture book Mei Li based on personal experience in China 2 and won the 1939 Caldecott Medal for illustration 3 Thomas Handforth 1936 Photo by Carl Van Vechten The Jar of Myrrh and Incense by Thomas Scofield Handford circa 1916 Mei Li is about a girl who escapes her traditional life in the Chinese countryside to visit a Chinese New Year fair It has been reissued since 1938 and Handforth s magnificent drawings of China in the 1930s are still animated and compelling In 1939 he was considered an expert on Asian art Books he illustrated included in Sidonie Totou in Bondage and Tranquilinas Paradise 3 He was born in Tacoma Washington and studied art at the University of Washington During World War I he served in France with the anatomical unit in the Army s Sanitary Corps 4 He later studied art at L Ecole des Beaux Arts in France He lived in various locations such as Paris India North Africa Mexico and China References edit State of California California Death Index 1940 1997 State of California Department of Health Services Center for Health Statistics Horning Kathleen T Thomas Handforth China and the Real Mei Li The Horn Book Retrieved 2020 01 14 a b Librarians Honor Children s Books Newbery Prize Given to Mrs Elizabeth Enright Caldecott Award to Thomas Handforth The New York Times June 21 1939 Retrieved June 25 2017 Scofield Handforth Home on Furlough The Tacoma Times June 1 1918 p 3 External links edit nbsp Children s literature portal nbsp Visual arts portal Art by Thomas Handforth at the Smithsonian American Art Museum Thomas Handforth China and the real Mei Li Art by Thomas Handforth in the Seattle Public Library s Northwest Art Collection nbsp This article about an artist from the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an etcher or maker of prints in other media excluding engravers is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Handforth amp oldid 1168453032, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
