Gannett, Ruth Chrisman, 1896-1979

LC control no.	n 79089986
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Gannett, Ruth Chrisman, 1896-1979 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Chrisman, Ruth Adelaide, 1896-1979
Birth date	1896-12-16
Death date	1979-12-08
Place of birth	Santa Ana, Calif.
Place of death	West Cornwall, Conn.
Profession or occupation	Illustrator
Found in	Thomas, D. Hi-Po the hippo. My father's dragon, 1987: t.p. (illustrations by Ruth Chrisman Gannett) Something about the author, v. 33 (Gannett, Ruth Chrisman (Arens), b. 12-16-1896, d. 12-8-79; illustrator of children's books) My mother is the most beautiful woman in the world, 1945: t.p. (pictures by Ruth Gannett) University of Minnesota, the Children's Literature Research Collections webpage, viewed June 17, 2010 finding aid (Ruth Chrisman Gannett Papers; bio. sketch - ... collaborated with her step-daughter, Ruth Stiles Gannett) University of Minnesota, the Children's Literature Research Collections, via WWW, August 20, 2012 (Ruth Chrisman Gannett Papers; Ruth Gannett, nee Chrisman, was born December 16, 1896, in Santa Ana, California; she attended the U. of California at Berkeley, receiving an A.B. in 1919 and an A.M. in 1920; she also studied at the Art Students League; she married her second husband, Lewis Stiles Gannett, in 1931, and illustrated several of his books; she collaborated with her step-daughter, Ruth Stiles Gannett, on several children's books, the Elmer and the Dragons series, and the Newbery Honor book My Father's Dragons; she also illustrated another Newbery book, Miss Hickory by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, winner in 1947; she illustrated both children's and adult books; in 1946 she received as Caldecott Honor citation for My Mother is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World; she died on December 8, 1979, in West Cornwall, Connecticut) Who was who in American Art, 1564-1975, 1999 (Gannett, Ruth Chrisman Arens; Illustrator; member: SAGA; illustrator of: Tortilla Flat, 1935; Hi-Po the Hippo, 1939; Miss Hickory, 1946; My Father's Dragon, 1948 (New York Herald-Tribune prize); Cream Hill, 1949, and other books) ancestry.com, via WWW, August 20, 2012 (Ruth Adelaide Chrisman; Ruth Chrisman Gannett; Ruth Chrisman Arens Gannett; Ruth C Gannett; born Decemver 16, 1896; married Lewis Stiles Gannett on August 1, 1931; died December 8, 1979))