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Robert Lawson

(Robert (Rob, Robin) Ripley Lawson)

Author, Illustrator, Compiler

(1892 - 1957)

Robert Lawson was an American author and illustrator. He is considered one of the finest creators of children’s books of his time. Lawson was the first to receive both of the top two American prizes in this field: the Caldecott Medal for They Were Strong and Good (1940), and the Newbery Medal for Rabbit Hill (1945).



Bibliography

The Delineator August 1921 (1921)

Robert Lawson drew an illustration for a poem Fairy Mischief on page 17. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): Arthur Guiterman
Various
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson
Et al

The Delineator February 1922 (1922)

Robert Lawson drew illustrations for The Wonderful Adventures of Little Prince Toofat on page 18. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson
Et al

The Delineator July 1921 (1921)

Robert Lawson drew an illustration for The Wonderful Adventures of Little Prince Toofat on page 18. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): George R. Chester
Various
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson
Et al

The Delineator June 1921 (1921)

Robert Lawson drew an illustration for The Wonderful Adventures of Little Prince Toofat on page 18. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): George R. Chester
Various
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson
Et al

The Delineator March 1922 (1922)

The Delineator was a monthly journal covering fiction, current events, community improvement and dress making. Read this March 1922 issue online for free at Hathitrust. Here are some items of special interest: On page 18, see an illustration for The... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson
Maxfield Parrish
Et al

The Delineator March 1922 (1922)

The Delineator was a monthly pictorial review. In this issue the cover is by Robert Lawson and on page 18 is an illustration for The Last Adventure of Little Prince Toofat, drawn by him. And on page 70, there is an advertisement illustrated by M... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson
Maxfield Parrish
Et al

The Delineator November 1921 (1921)

Robert Lawson drew an illustration for Little Prince Toofat on page 18. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): George R. Chester
Various
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson
Et al

The Delineator September 1921 (1921)

Robert Lawson drew an illustration for part III of The Wonderful Adventures of Little Prince Toofat on page 18. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): George R. Chester
Various
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson
Et al

The Delineator September 1921 (1921)

Marie Lawson drew the cover for this issue. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Dick Whittington & His Cat (1949)

Robert Lawson has retold and illustrated in color this classic story of Dick Whittington, thrice Lord Mayor of London, and his cat.

Author(s): Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

The Donkey of God (1931)

This was the first periodical publication of this story about the noble history of the Donkey. It was published in the December 1931 issue of The St. Nicholas Magazine, Volume LIX, No. 2, page 59. The book publication which included several other sto... View More

Author(s): Louis Untermeyer
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

Drums of Monmouth (1935)

This is a biography of Philip Freneau, known as the poet of the revolution. He was a friend of Madison and Jefferson and edited an anti-federalist newspaper.

Author(s): Emma Gelders Sterne
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

Each Beautiful Shingle Is a Hardy Fire-Fighter (1927)

This advertisement for asbestos cement shingles appeared in House & Garden Magazine in June 1927.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

Edward, Hoppy, and Joe (1952)

An inquisitive little rabbit named Edward and his friends Hoppy Toad and Joe Possum learn about automobiles, canoeing, roller skating, the circus and other things important to the safety and pleasure of growing animals.

Author(s): Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

Edward, Hoppy and Joe (1952)

Edward Rabbit and his friends Hoppy Toad and Joe Possum learn about automobiles, canoeing, roller skating, the circus and other things important to the safety and pleasure of growing animals. This Cadmus edition appears to be unique among Robert Laws... View More

Author(s): Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

The End of the Rainbow (1925)

This illustration was probably prepared for a periodical, but the source is unknown.

Author(s): Unknown
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

The Fabulous Flight (1949)

Peter Peabody Pepperell, who has shrunk to a tiny size, takes off on an adventure on the back of his seagull friend Gus.

Author(s): Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

Fatima: The Difference (1928)

This advertisement for a major national company appeared in the April 1928 issue of The Golden Book Magazine, volume VII, Number 40, page 37 of the advertisements.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

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