CLRC-125 Fritz Eichenberg Papers Lois Steer and Larry Peterson; September, 2003 University of Minnesota Libraries 09/17/03
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. 09/17/03 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc] Eichenberg, Fritz, 1901-1990 Fritz Eichenberg Papers 1940-1982 CLRC-125 Fritz Eichenberg's papers focus on his work as an illustrator of children's books. The collection contains production material, consisting of illustrative materials only, for 17 titles, including some adult works, published between 1940 and 1982. Illustrative materials include illustrations, studies and sketches done in a variety of media, separations, dummies, prints, and proofs. The collection also contains some miscellaneous artwork consisting of prints including some from drawings that appeared inThe Catholic Worker [date unknown], and one print for Christmas 1960 signed "The Peaceable Kingdom." The collection also contains one piece of correspondence. 3.9 cubic ft. and .1 linear ft. 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

Fritz Eichenberg was born October 24, 1901 in Cologne, Germany. He studied at the School of Applied Arts in Cologne from 1916-1920 and later received an M. F. A. from the State Academy of Graphic Arts in Leipzig. He worked as a newspaper artist and traveling correspondent in Germany but with the rise of Nazism came to the United States in 1933. In 1936, he illustrated his first book for children,Puss in Boots. Over the next five decades, Fritz Eichenberg became widely known as an illustrator and author of children's books. He illustrated books for many authors including Felix Salten, Elizabeth Coatsworth, and others. Fritz Eichenberg's illustrations covered a variety of subjects including poetry and folktales; he also illustrated his own retellings of folktales. In 1953, Fritz Eichenberg received a Caldecott Honor citation for Ape in a Cape(1952), an alphabet book he wrote and illustrated. Throughout his long and prolific career, Fritz Eichenberg illustrated dozens of books for children and young adults and received awards for his work in the graphic arts. He also taught for many years and continued to publish until the end of his life. Fritz Eichenberg died on November 29, 1990. Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vol. 50, pp. 66-82.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains production material, consisting of illustrative materials only, for seventeen titles, including some adult works, published between 1940 and 1982. Illustrative materials include illustrations, studies and sketches done in a variety of media including ink, pencil, and oil, separations, dummies done in pencil and other media, prints, and proofs. The collection also contains some miscellaneous artwork consisting of prints including some from drawings that appeared in The Catholic Worker [date unknown], and one print for Christmas 1960 signed "The Peaceable Kingdom." The collection also contains one piece of correspondence, a letter from an editor. The materials are arranged by title with box level control.

 Indexing Terms

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Eichenberg, Fritz, 1901-1990 Accession Information:

Part of this collection was originally given to Dr. Irvin Kerlan who in turn donated his collection to the University of Minnesota. Fritz Eichenberg gave additional material to the University of Minnesota in 1969-1970 and 1983.

Gift of: Eichenberg, Fritz, 1901-1990

Arrangement

Adventures of Sir Ignatius Tippitolio, 1945

Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd Animals, 1952

Big Road Walker, 1940

Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse, 1945

Don't Blame Me!, 1940

Fathers & Sons, 1941

Felix Salten's Favorite Animal Stories, 1948

"Have You Seen Tom Thumb?", 1942

Heroes of the Kalevala: Finland's Saga, 1940

Jungle Book, 1950

Miscellaneous Correspondence,

Miscellaneous Original Art,

Peaceable Kingdom, and Other Poems, 1958

Rainbows Are Made: Poems, 1982

Rowena, the Skating Cow, 1940

Sancho & His Stubborn Mule, 1944

Tales of Edgar Allan Poe, 1944

Tree That Ran Away, 1941

Witch of Ramoth, and Other Tales, 1950

Collection Contents Adventures of Sir Ignatius Tippitolio 1945 MC 245 Ink & watercolor illustration for jacket 1 p. MC 245 Ink illustration with text proof 1 p. MC 245 Ink illustrations 24 p. MC 245 Sheets with a total of 17 ink illustrations 4 p. MC 245 Ink & watercolor study for jacket 1 p. Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd Animals 1952 MC 244 Blueprint dummy 20 p. MC 244 Crayon & ink sketch 1 p. MC 244 Sheets of proof of woodcut illustrations 9 p. Big Road Walker 1940 MC 245 Ink & pencil sketches 13 p. MC 245 Oil illustration for jacket 1 p. Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse 1945 MC 32 Pencil dummy 78 p. MC 32 Ink illustrations 57 p. MC 32 & 32a Watercolor illustrations 9 p. MC 32 Watercolor illustration for jacket 1 p. Don't Blame Me! 1940 MC 245 Ink illustrations 7 p. Fathers & Sons 1941 MC 245 Wood engraving illustration 1 p. Felix Salten's Favorite Animal Stories 1948 MC 244 Ink illustrations 13 p. "Have You Seen Tom Thumb?" 1942 MC 244 Ink illustrations 2 p. MC 244 Watercolor, ink & pencil study for jacket 1 p. Heroes of the Kalevala: Finland's Saga 1940 MC 245 & 437 Ink illustrations 12 p. Jungle Book 1950 MC 244 Ink & pencil dummy with text proof 290 p. MC 244 Oil illustrations 8 p. Miscellaneous Correspondence MF 290, folder 1 Letter from editor 1 p. Miscellaneous Original Art MC 304 Black and white prints 6 p. MC 304 Prints in portfolio from drawings appearing in The Catholic Worker [date unknown] 8 p. MC 304 Print "Christmas 1960" by Fritz Eichenberg, signed "The Peaceable Kingdom" 1 p. Peaceable Kingdom, and Other Poems 1958 MC 317 Ink illustrations with 1 separation 13 p. MC 317 Ink illustrations 4 p. MC 317 Piece of text proof 1 p. MC 317 Separations 2 p. Rainbows Are Made: Poems 1982 MC S38b Scratchboard prints 7 p. Rowena, the Skating Cow 1940 MC 317 Watercolor illustrations 35 p. MC 317 Watercolor & pencil study for jacket 1 p. Sancho & His Stubborn Mule 1944 MC 304 Pencil dummy 48 p. Tales of Edgar Allan Poe 1944 MC 304 Illustration proofs 31 p. MC 304 Proofs for preliminary art 5 p. Tree That Ran Away 1941 MC 304 Illustrator's dummy with some pencil illustrations 70 p. Witch of Ramoth, and Other Tales 1950 MC 317 Ink illustrations 9 p.