CLRC-1061 Ib Ohlsson Papers Jim Eyer University of Minnesota Libraries 9-14-04
University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455
EAD 2002 Validated Finding Aid generated with the aid of a custom FileMaker Pro database developed by the staff of the Children's Literature Research Collections, University of Minnesota Libraries. Many thanks to all the staff and volunteers. 9-14-04 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc] Ohlsson, Ib Ib Ohlsson Papers 1965-1984 CLRC-1061 The collection contains illustrative materials for 17 titles, plus some miscellaneous art. It includes illustrations , studies, and sketches in various media, some with separations or text proofs, jacket proofs, a storyboard, correspondence, photographs of illustrations, a sheet of music, rough layouts, a dummy, a Dutton guide for page sizing, and photographic prints with watercolor added. 5 boxes See Detailed Descriptions for Each Title Item for Box Locations English Important Information for Users of the Collections Access and Use:

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Biographical Sketch

Ib Ohlsson was born August 9, 1935, in Copenhagen, Denmark. He became a free-lance illustrator, eventually coming to the United States.

Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vol. 7

 Scope and Content

The collection contains illustrative materials for 17 titles, plus some miscellaneous art. It includes illustrations, studies, and sketches in various media, some with separations or text proofs, jacket proofs, a storyboard, correspondence, photographs of illustrations, a sheet of music, rough layouts, a dummy, a Dutton guide for page sizing, and photographic prints with watercolor added.

Indexing Terms

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Ohlsson, Ib Accession Information:

Gift of: Ohlsson, Ib

Arrangement

Bears Don't Cry, 1969

Benny's Nose, 1972

Big Yellow Balloon, The, 1967

Correspondence,

Encyclopedia Brown Carries On, 1984

Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake, 1084

Hodgepodge Book, The: An Almanac of American Folklore, 1972

Jeppe pa berget/Jasper on the Mountain,

Just Gin, 1973

Laura's Luck, 1965

Long and Dangerous Journey, 1965

Miscellaneous art,

Mrs. Piggery Snout, 1977

No Boats on Bannermore, 1965

Philbert the Fearful, 1966

Professor Diggins' Dragons, 1966

Rikk of the Rendal Clan, 1968

Tales for the Third Ear, from Equatorial Africa, 1969

Whim-wham Book, The, 1975

Collection Contents Bears Don't Cry 1969

New York: Norton, 1969

 MC934 ink and pencil illustrator's storyboard 3 p. MC934 ink and tempera illustrations 28 p. MC934 pencil, ink and tempera sketches with text proof 2 p. MC934 pencil sketches with text proof 29 p. MC934 pencil, ink and tempera illustration with text proof and 2 separations 1 p. MC934 pencil, ink and tempera illustrations with text proof and 3 separations 13 p. MC934 pencil, ink and tempera illustrations with text proof and 4 separations 9 p. Benny's Nose 1972

New York: Scholastic Book Service, 1972

 MC831 ink and watercolor studies 8 p. Big Yellow Balloon, The 1967

Garden City: Doubleday, 1967

 MC904 ink and watercolor illustrations 5 p. MC904 ink and tempera jacket illustration 1 p. Correspondence MF2178 correspondence 11 p. Encyclopedia Brown Carries On 1984

New York: Macmillan Children's Group, 1984

 MC905 ink and watercolor illustration 1 p. MC905 jacket proof 1 p. MC905 ink illustrations 44 p. MC905 pencil illustrations 22 p. Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake 1084

New York: Macmillan Children's Group, 1084

 MC905 jacket proofs 3 p. MC905 ink and watercolor illustrations 2 p. MC905 pencil illustrations 28 p. MC905 ink illustrations 29 p. Hodgepodge Book, The: An Almanac of American Folklore 1972

Four Winds, 1972

 MC831 ink sketches 5 p. Jeppe pa berget/Jasper on the Mountain MC831 ink and pencil dummy 48 p. MC831 sheets, ink and watercolor sketches 33 p. Just Gin 1973

New York: Viking Press, 1973

 MC905 ink illustrations 11 p. Laura's Luck 1965

Garden City: Doubleday, 1965

 MC905 ink illustrations 15 p. MC905 ink and watercolor illustrations 2 p. MC905 pages proof 2 p. Long and Dangerous Journey 1965

New York: Norton, 1965

 MC934 ink, tempera and watercolor illustrations with separations 75 p. MC934 tempera jacket illustration 1 p. MC831 watercolor, ink and pencil illustrator's dummy 56 p. Miscellaneous art MC904 ink studies 6 p. Mrs. Piggery Snout 1977

New York: Harper & Row, 1977

 MC839 ink jacket illustrations 2 p. MC839 ink illustrations 32 p. MC839 sheet with 2 ink illustrations 1 p. MC839 ink, tempera and pencil jacket study 1 p. MC839 ink and watercolor study 1 p. No Boats on Bannermore 1965

New York: Norton, 1965

 MC904 unused ink jacket illustration 1 p. Philbert the Fearful 1966

New York: W. W. Norton, 1966

 MC831 watercolor and ink study with text proof pasteup 1 p. MC831 watercolor and ink study 1 p. MC831 ink and wash studies 2 p. Professor Diggins' Dragons 1966

New York: Macmillan, 1966

 MC904 ink illustrations 22 p. MC904 photographs of illustrations 2 p. MC904 pages proof 20 p. MC904 page sheet music 1 p. Rikk of the Rendal Clan 1968

New York: Dutton, 1968

 MC831 pencil illustrations 53 p. Tales for the Third Ear, from Equatorial Africa 1969

New York: Dutton, 1969

 MC839 base art in ink and watercolor for p.56, p.63, pp.28-29, and 3 separations on paper 1 p. MC839 ink and watercolor jacket study 1 p. MC839 pencil sketches 21 p. MC839 rough pencil layout for table of contents 1 p. MC839 rough pencil layout for chapter heading 1 p. MC839 proposed rough layouts for title page--2 rejected 3 p. MC839 blue print dummy 96 p. MC839 Dutton guide sheet for page sizing 1 p. MC839 photographic prints with watercolor added 2 p. Whim-wham Book, The 1975

New York: Four Winds, 1975

 MC839 ink and watercolor jacket study 1 p. MC839 pencil jacket study 1 p.