Lot of Ellie Simmons Iowa City, Iowa
Original Illustration Art from
Mary Changes Her Clothes
Book
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Ellie Simmons Iowa City Original Illustration Art Mary Changes Her Clothes Book Lot of 2 original ink illustrations on light card stock, and one pink paper printed page. First draft of title page, inscribed 'Best wishes from Ellie Simmons'. Page 24, inscribed 'for Gail Handley with Love from Ellie Simmons'❤️ Printed illustrated page on pink paper. From the book:
MARY CHANGES HER CLOTHESBY ELLIE SIMMONS ‧ RELEASE DATE: SEPT. 1, 1960 With the changeability of a Cheshire cat, Mary switches her wardrobe. One minute she is a princess, the next a mermaid, the next a cowboy. All this costume versatility involves her weary mother in a fever of washing, ironing and putting away. And then one day Mary is old enough to go to school. From that moment on her desire to change clothes is subdued and she sticks to the appropriate outfit of a schoolgirl. Feminine and yet humorous, the illustrations by the author enhance this story which should appeal, in terms of topic and treatment, to the pre-school child. Pub Date: Sept. 1, 1960 ISBN: N/A Page Count: - Publisher: David McKay Review Posted Online: N/A Issue: Sept. 1, 1960
Classic children's book published in 1960. Eleanor (Ellie) Simmons 1925-1999
"Her style has been called 'magical expressionism' because of its strict attention to magical details." McPherson said. "She employed animal imagery, mythical allusions, puns, and religious symbols. She could spend as much as 10 years on a painting, adding more and more allusive details." Born in Des Moines, Simmons moved to Iowa City as a child, and was educated at the University Elementary School. As a fine arts major at the UI, she studied painting with Philip Guston and James Lechay. She took further graduate study at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., and at the UI after she and her family returned to Iowa City in 1961, when her husband, John Simmons, became director of the UI Press. Eleanor Simmons' work has been shown at the Philadelphia Print Club; the Philadelphia Art Alliance; the White Art Museum of Ithaca, New York; Munson, Williams Proctor Museum of Utica, New York; the Davenport Art Gallery; the Des Moines Art Center; the Iowa City/Johnson County Art Center; the UI Theatre Building; and Pillsbury, Inc., Minneapolis.
Condition:
Card stock illustrations are in good condition, with some light age toning and a couple of light smudges on the edges; as shown. Pink page has some creases.
Dimensions:
8 1/2" X 11"
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