Writer and illustrator of children's books, including "Choo Choo" (1937), "Mike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel" (1939), and "The Little House" (1942), for which she won the Caldecott Medal in 1943.
Virginia Lee Burton was born on August 30, 1909, in Newton, Massachusetts. Her family moved to California when Virginia was eight because her mother could not tolerate New England winters. After her parents divorced in 1925, her father returned to Boston.
Virginia won a state scholarship to the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. She studied art and dance. After a year, Burton moved to Boston with her father. She worked as a sketcher for the Boston Evening Transcript. In 1930, she enrolled in a Saturday drawing class taught by George Demetrios, an artist, and sculptor. They wed in the Spring of that year.
In 1935, Burton published her first book, Choo Choo. In the 40s, Burton founded a textile collective, Folly Cove Designers. The group sold some of their works to Lord & Taylor,Schumacher. Rich's of Atlanta, and Skinner Silks.
Virginia Lee Burton died of lung cancer on October 15, 1968.
Virginia Lee Burton wrote and illustrated these books:
Choo Choo (1937)
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (1939)
Calico the Wonder Horse, or the Saga of Stewy Stinker
The Little House (1942)
Katy and the Big Snow (1943)
Maybelle the Cable Car (1952)
Life Story (1962)
Virginia also illustrated books for other authors.
Virginia Lee Burton was born on August 30, 1909, in Newton, Massachusetts. Her family moved to California when Virginia was eight because her mother could not tolerate New England winters. After her parents divorced in 1925, her father returned to Boston.
Virginia won a state scholarship to the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. She studied art and dance. After a year, Burton moved to Boston with her father. She worked as a sketcher for the Boston Evening Transcript. In 1930, she enrolled in a Saturday drawing class taught by George Demetrios, an artist, and sculptor. They wed in the Spring of that year.
In 1935, Burton published her first book, Choo Choo. In the 40s, Burton founded a textile collective, Folly Cove Designers. The group sold some of their works to Lord & Taylor,Schumacher. Rich's of Atlanta, and Skinner Silks.
Virginia Lee Burton died of lung cancer on October 15, 1968.
Virginia Lee Burton wrote and illustrated these books:
Choo Choo (1937)
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (1939)
Calico the Wonder Horse, or the Saga of Stewy Stinker
The Little House (1942)
Katy and the Big Snow (1943)
Maybelle the Cable Car (1952)
Life Story (1962)
Virginia also illustrated books for other authors.
Writer and illustrator of children's books, including "Choo Choo" (1937), "Mike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel" (1939), and "The Little House" (1942), for which she won the Caldecott Medal in 1943.
Virginia Lee Burton was born on August 30, 1909, in Newton, Massachusetts. Her family moved to California when Virginia was eight because her mother could not tolerate New England winters. After her parents divorced in 1925, her father returned to Boston.
Virginia won a state scholarship to the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. She studied art and dance. After a year, Burton moved to Boston with her father. She worked as a sketcher for the Boston Evening Transcript. In 1930, she enrolled in a Saturday drawing class taught by George Demetrios, an artist, and sculptor. They wed in the Spring of that year.
In 1935, Burton published her first book, Choo Choo. In the 40s, Burton founded a textile collective, Folly Cove Designers. The group sold some of their works to Lord & Taylor,Schumacher. Rich's of Atlanta, and Skinner Silks.
Virginia Lee Burton died of lung cancer on October 15, 1968.
Virginia Lee Burton wrote and illustrated these books:
Choo Choo (1937)
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (1939)
Calico the Wonder Horse, or the Saga of Stewy Stinker
The Little House (1942)
Katy and the Big Snow (1943)
Maybelle the Cable Car (1952)
Life Story (1962)
Virginia also illustrated books for other authors.
Virginia Lee Burton was born on August 30, 1909, in Newton, Massachusetts. Her family moved to California when Virginia was eight because her mother could not tolerate New England winters. After her parents divorced in 1925, her father returned to Boston.
Virginia won a state scholarship to the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. She studied art and dance. After a year, Burton moved to Boston with her father. She worked as a sketcher for the Boston Evening Transcript. In 1930, she enrolled in a Saturday drawing class taught by George Demetrios, an artist, and sculptor. They wed in the Spring of that year.
In 1935, Burton published her first book, Choo Choo. In the 40s, Burton founded a textile collective, Folly Cove Designers. The group sold some of their works to Lord & Taylor,Schumacher. Rich's of Atlanta, and Skinner Silks.
Virginia Lee Burton died of lung cancer on October 15, 1968.
Virginia Lee Burton wrote and illustrated these books:
Choo Choo (1937)
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (1939)
Calico the Wonder Horse, or the Saga of Stewy Stinker
The Little House (1942)
Katy and the Big Snow (1943)
Maybelle the Cable Car (1952)
Life Story (1962)
Virginia also illustrated books for other authors.
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