CLRC-33 Tibor Gergely Papers Jim Eyer University of Minnesota Libraries 10-26-04

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. 10-26-04 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc] Gergely, Tibor Tibor Gergely Papers 1942-1956 CLRC-33 Tibor Gergely's papers focus on his work as an illustrator of children's picture books. The collection includes illustrations and dummies for seven works. 1 box [1 cubic 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

Tibor Gergely was born August 3, 1900, in Budapest, Hungary. He briefly attended art school in Vienna and worked as a caricaturist and artist in Europe before coming to the United States in 1939. He began illustrating children's books in 1940. He continued to illustrate children's books, written by a variety of authors, and on different subjects, throughout his long career. In 1942 he began an association with Golden Books, but out by Simon and Schuster, that continued until his death. Gergely illustrated and wrote many books for them, a number of which dealt with his favorite subject, animals. In 1955 he received a Caldecott Honor for Wheel on the Chimney, written by Margaret Wise Brown, the story of a family of storks who nest on a wheel tied to a chimney. Throughout his career, Gergely's work was noted for its simplicity and bright colors, especially evident in his work for Golden Books. Gergely died in New York, New York on January 13 (or 12, sources vary), 1978.

Biographical Sources: Something About the Author, vols. 20, 54

Scope and Content

The collection contains production materials for seven titles published between 1942-1956, and consists of illustrations, colored and tempera, dummies done with pencil, and watercolor drawings.

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This collection was processed with financial assistance from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Gergely, Tibor Accession Information:

Part of this collection was originally donated to Dr. Irvin Kerlan, who in turn donated his collection to the University of Minnesota. In the 1960s, Mr. Gergely donated additional material to the University.

Gift of: Gergely, Tibor

Arrangement

Animal Gym,

Daddies,

Golden Book of Nursery Tales, The,

Jolly Barnyard, The,

Merry Shipwreck, The,

My Little Golden Book About the Sky,

Wheel on the Chimney,

Collection Contents Animal Gym MC1547 illustrator's dummy with watercolor and pencil sketches, inscribed for Irvin Kerlan 1 p. Daddies MC1547 illustrator's dummy with pencil drawings, inscribed for Irvin Kerlan 1 p. Golden Book of Nursery Tales, The MC1547 original colored illustration 1 p. Jolly Barnyard, The MC1547 tempera study 1 p. Merry Shipwreck, The MC1547 original colored illustration 1 p. My Little Golden Book About the Sky MC1547 illustrator's dummy with original drawings, inscribed for Irvin Kerlan 1 p. Wheel on the Chimney MC1520 colored illustrations 23 p. MC1520 colored illustration 1 p.