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 & 2 also. This is part 3 of an 11 part series on the works of Roger Duvoisin:
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| 1947 East Side West Side by Marcia Davenport published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York |
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| 1947 Moustachio by Douglas Rigby published by Harper & Brothers |
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| 1947 The New Yorker July 10 |
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| 1948 Christmas Pony by William Hall published by Alfred A. Knopf |
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| 1948 The New Yorker June 26 |
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| 1948 The New Yorker September 25 |
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| 1948 The Steam Shovel That Wouldn't Eat Dirt by George Walters published by Aladdin Books |
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| c1948 The New Yorker Preparatory sketch gouache 29.5 x 22 cm |
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| 1949 The New Yorker December 3 |
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| 1950 Dozens of Cousins by Mabel Watts published by McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc |
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| 1950 Follow the Wind by Alvin Tresselt published by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard |
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| 1950 The Christmas Forest by Louise Fatio published by Aladdin Books |
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| 1950 The New Yorker August 12 |
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| 1950 The New Yorker July 26 |
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| 1950 The New Yorker May 6 |
1947 White Snow Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt, published by Mulberry Books. Recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1948:
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| White Snow Bright Snow graphite and gouache on paper |
1948 Johnny Maple-Leaf by Alvin Tresselt, published by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard:
1949 Sun Up by Alvin Tresselt:
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1950 "Hi, Mister Robin!" by Alvin Tresselt, published by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard:
1950 Petunia by Roger Duvoisin:
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| Cover Artwork pen and black ink and gouache on two sheets of paper 26.7 x 43.2 cm (sheet) Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ |
