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James Daugherty

James Henry Daugherty was raised in Indiana, Ohio, until age 9 when he moved to Washington, D.C.. He studied at the Corcoran School of Art, and later under Frank Brangwyn in London. During World War I, he was produced propaganda posters for various U.S. Government agencies.

Daugherty wrote and illustrated several children's books during his career. He won the Caldecott Honor in 1939 for Andy and the Lion, the Newbery Medal in 1940 for Daniel Boone, the Caldecott Honor in 1957 for Gillespie and the Guards.

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American painter and children's book author (1889-1974)

Born 1 June 1889
Died 21 February 1974

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  • Cover of: Andy and the lion: a tale of kindness remembered or the power of gratitude

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  • Cover of: James Daugherty: 1887 [i.e.1889]-1974 : American modernist works on paper from the New Deal era : [Exhibition] Janet Marqusee Fine Arts

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American painter and children's book author (1889-1974)

Born 1 June 1889
Died 21 February 1974

Subjects

Biography, Juvenile literature, Children's fiction, Fiction, Frontier and pioneer life, History, Discovery and exploration, Juvenile fiction, Lion, Poetry, Abstract Painting, Artists, Color in art, Courage, Criticism and interpretation, English Bible stories, English Poets, Exhibitions, Explorers, Fables, Fiction - historical fiction, Fiction - historical people, Fiction - u. s. people, Freedom, Friendship

Places

United States, West (U.S.), America, Astoria (Or.), Connecticut, Massachusetts

People

James Henry Daugherty (1889-1974), William Blake (1757-1827), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), Daniel Boone (1734-1820), John Jacob Astor (1763-1848), Marcus Whitman (1802-1847), Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), Narcissa Prentiss Whitman (1808-1847), William Clark (1770-1838)

Time

1951-, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, New Plymouth, 1620-1691

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  • James Henry Daugherty
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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
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October 12, 2010 Edited by Sarah Breau merge authors
October 8, 2010 Edited by Sarah Breau Update photos
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import