Roger Duvoisin - part 11

 Roger Duvoisin (1904–1980) was born in Geneva, Switzerland, and in 1927, moved to New York for a job in textile design. When the company folded, he decided to publish a book he’d written and illustrated for his son. A Little Boy Drawing (Charles Scribner’s Sons) was released in 1932, and he followed it with Donkey, Donkey, which firmly established his career in children’s books—and is still in print, now from NYR Children’s Collection.

Roger’s signature style was colourful, bold, and graphic, and he had a strong sense of composition and design. He incorporated both humour and drama into the lines of his art and delivered compassion without being sentimental. Over the years, he wrote and illustrated over forty books, including series that featured Petunia the silly goose and Veronica the conspicuous hippo, folktales such as the Three Sneezes and The Crocodile in the Tree, and concept books such as A for the Ark.

Roger also created pictures for over 140 books by other authors. Among them were the popular Happy Lion books written by his wife, Louise Fatio, and nineteen books by Alvin R. Tresselt, including White Snow, Bright Snow, which was awarded a Caldecott Medal, and Hide and Seek Fog, which was named a Caldecott Honour Book. Four of his titles were New York Times Best Illustrated Books, and in 1976, he received the Kerlan Award for Children’s Literature. His work is on display in the Duvoisin Gallery at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers, in New Brunswick, NJ.

For earlier works see parts 1 - 10 also. This is part 11 of an 11 part series on the works of Roger Duvoisin:

1976 What Ever Happened to the Baxter Place? by Pat Ross
published by Pantheon Books

1976 Which is the Best Place? by Mirra Ginsburg
published by MacMillan

1977 Crocus by Roger Duvoisin
published by The Bodley Head

1977 Hector and Christina by Louise Fatio
published by McGraw-Hill, Ohio

n.d. Old Mother Hubbard's Little Dog
pin the pipe on the dog game

1973 Jasmine by Roger Duvoisin, published by Alfred A. Knopf:

1974 See What I Am by Roger Duvoisin, published by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard:

1974 The Happy Lion's Rabbits by Louise Fatio, published by The Bodley Head (Front cover not found):

1975 Marc and Pixie by Louise Fatio, published by McGraw-Hill:

1975 Petunia's Treasure by Roger Duvoisin:

1976 Periwinkle by Roger Duvoisin, published by by Alfred A. Knopf:

 1978 Mr. and Mrs. Button's Wonderful Watchdogs by Janice Brustlein:

1978 What Did You Leave Behind? by Alvin Tresselt:

Original artwork for the above
gouache (on paper) Zimmerli Art Museum

1979 Snowy and Woody by Roger Duvoisin, published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York:

1980 The Happy Lioness by Louise Fatio, published by McGraw-Hill:

1980 The Importance of Crocus by Roger Duvoisin, published by Alfred A. Knopf: