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American author and illustrator
Emma Lillian Brock
Born(1886-06-11)June 11, 1886
Fort Shaw, Montana, U.S.
DiedAugust 17, 1974(1974-08-17) (aged 88)
Resting placeLakeside Cemetery, Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota
EducationUniversity of Minnesota
Arts Student League
Occupation(s)children's author, illustrator
Known forRunaway Sardine

Emma Lillian Brock (June 11, 1886 – August 17, 1974) was an American children's author and illustrator of over 30 children's books.

Early life and career

Brock was the eldest of two daughters born in Fort Shaw, Montana to Morton W. Brock and Emma Brownson. She attended The University of Minnesota (from which she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1908), the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts, and the Art Students League of New York, where she studied with George Bridgman, Boardman Robinson, and Joseph Pennell. During this period (from roughly 1909 through at least the mid-19-teens), Brock paid her way through art schools by working as a librarian in the Minneapolis and New York public library systems, respectively. In the former, she was with the art department, while in New York she served in the children's rooms.

Prior to the publication in 1929 of Runaway Sardine, the first book both written and illustrated by Brock (as well as her own personal favorite), Brock's professional debut as an illustrator came in 1922 with Clara Whitehill Hunt's adaptation of R. H. Horne's Memoirs of a London Doll.

Brooklyn Times columnist—and fellow children's author—Elsie Jean described Brock's 1929 authorial debut as "one of the loveliest picture books" of 1929, enjoyable from first page to last and ideal for ages 4 through 9, concluding, "I'm going to keep this one for my very own self, and I'm over nine!"

Personal life and death

Brock died on August 17, 1974. Her remains are interred at Lakeside Cemetery, Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota.

Bibliography

Brock also illustrated children's books by other authors, such as Sandy's Kingdom by Mary Gould Davis, The Wise Little Donkey by the Countess of Segur, and Granny's Wonderful Chair by Frances Browne.

See also

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References

  1. ^ Thornley, Stew (2004). Six Feet Under: A Graveyard Guide to Minnesota. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 8. ISBN 0-87351-514-5.
  2. ^ Crump, Robert L. (2009). Minnesota Prints and Printmakers, 1900-1945. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 69. ISBN 0-87351-635-4.
  3. "Minnesota State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQ9-281 : 18 February 2021), Emma L Brock, St Paul, Ward Number: 11, Ramsey, Minnesota; citing p. 23, line 48, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 928,809.See also:
  4. "'U' Seniors, 538 Strong, Quit School for World". The Minneapolis Star Tribune. June 12, 1908. p.7.
  5. "Art Lovers View Drawings at Closing Exercises of School". The Minneapolis Star Tribune. June 1, 1911. p. 4.
  6. Howes, Durward, ed. (1937). American Women : The Official Who's Who Among the Women of the Nation, Vol. II (1937-38). Los Angeles, CA: American Publications, Inc. p. 84. OCLC 435906904.
  7. "School Children Interview Author; She's Their Neighbor". The Minnesota Star. October 17, 1963 p. 3B.
  8. Little Rock Library (November 12, 1922). "Children's Book Week Celebrated Nov 12—18; Little Rock Library Submits Comprehensive Article on the Subject". The Arkansas Democrat. p. 29.
  9. "Watercolor Exhibit Opened by Twin City Illustrator at Library". The Minneapolis Star. May 6, 1929. p. 5.
  10. "Elsie Jean Is Dead; Wrote Books, Music for Children". New York Herald Tribune. June 11, 1953. p. 26. ProQuest 1319994082.
  11. Jean, Elsie (November 16, 1929). "Elsie-Jean Tells Happy-Timers of Interesting Children's Books". The Brooklyn Daily Times. p. 7.
  12. "New Books for Boys and Girls". New York Times. November 3, 1935. pp. BR10. ProQuest 101318883. Emma Brock's fine drawings have strength and vitality and an exactness in illustrating the text that child readers will appreciate.
  13. "Children's Books; For Younger Children". Wisconsin Library Bulletin. May 1932. p. 165.
  14. "New Books". Catholic World. December 1924. p. 428.

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