Summary Information
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Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research
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Dennis,
Wesley
Wesley Dennis
papers
1942-1976
CLRC-362
The collection contains
illustrations (charcoal, pencil, photostats, oil, ink proofs, watercolor,
crayon, photographs, some separations) for 20 titles.
4
boxes
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for Box Locations
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Biographical
Sketch
Wesley Dennis was born May 16, 1903, in Falmouth, Mass., and died
September 5, 1966, in Falmouth. He was an author and illustrator of books for
children, and worked in the art departments of several Boston newspaper. He was
also employed by department stores, doing fashions at Jordan Marsh, and
Christmas cards and portraits at Filene's. King of the
Wind, written by Marguerite Henry and illustrated by Dennis, won the
Newbery Medal in 1949. Dennis is especially remembered for his illustrations of
children's books about horses.
Biographical source: Something About the
Author, v.18
Scope and Content
The collection contains illustrations (charcoal, ink, oil, proofs,
photostats, pencil, watercolor, separations, photograph paste-ups, crayon for
20 titles.
Indexing Terms
The collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog
of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about
related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these
headings.
Dennis,
Wesley
Accession Information:
Gift of:
Dennis, Wesley
Arrangement
Always Reddy,
1947
American Junior Red Cross News,
Born to Trot, 1950
Copper Khan, 1950
Dugan and the Hobo, 1960
Flip and the Cows, 1942
Fools Over Horses, 1952
Golden Sovereign, 1946
Harlequin Hullabaloo, 1949
I'll Take Cappy, 1948
King of the Wind, 1948
Little-or-Nothing from Nottingham, 1949
Pictorial Life Story of Misty, A, 1976
Simba of the White Mane, 1958
That Cold Fireplug, 1958
Tony the Pony, 1959
Muley-Ears, Nobody's Dog, 1959
Red Embers, 1948
Red Pony, The, 1945
Collection Contents
Always Reddy
1947
New York: Whittlesey House, 1947
MC S70
charcoal illustrations
11 p.
MC S70
sheets charcoal illustrations
2 p.
American Junior Red Cross News
MC S70
pencil drawings
2 p.
Born to Trot
1950
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1950
MC S70
ink illustrations
3 p.
MC S70
photostats of drawings
8 p.
Copper Khan
1950
New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1950
MC 1466
oil paint illustration for jacket
1 p.
MC 1466
ink illustrations
11 p.
MC 1466
sheets (16 ink illustrations)
8 p.
MC 1466
proof for jacket
1 p.
Dugan and the Hobo
1960
New York: Whittlesey House, 1960
MC S70
study in color
1 p.
Flip and the Cows
1942
New York: Viking, 1942
MC S70
pencil sketch
1 p.
Fools Over Horses
1952
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1952
MC1466
ink illustrations
6 p.
Golden Sovereign
1946
New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1946
MC S70
ink illustrations
33 p.
Harlequin Hullabaloo
1949
New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1949
MC1466
ink illustrations
3 p.
MC1466
sheets--25 ink illustrations
4 p.
MC1466
ink sketches
2 p.
I'll Take Cappy
1948
New York: Whittlesey House, 1948
MC1466
ink illustration for end papers
1 p.
MC1466
ink illustrations
15 p.
MC1466
sheets--16 ink illustrations
8 p.
MC1466
sheets--2 ink illustrations, 2 ink sketches
2 p.
King of the Wind
1948
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1948
MC1466
Ink and watercolor study
1 p.
Little-or-Nothing from Nottingham
1949
New York: Whittlesey House, 1949
charcoal illustration with text proof, and one
separation for jacket
1 p.
ink illustration for jacket
1 p.
charcoal illustrations with 2 separations
11 p.
charcoal illustrations with 1 separation
3 p.
charcoal illustrations
18 p.
sheet--I charcoal illustration, 1 charcoal
sketch
1 p.
ink illustrations
2 p.
separations
4 p.
charcoal and watercolor study for jacket
1 p.
ink sketch
1 p.
Pictorial Life Story of Misty, A
1976
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1976
MC S71
photographs paste-up
22 p.
Simba of the White Mane
1958
New York: Whittlesey House, 1958
MC11465
crayon sketches
2 p.
That Cold Fireplug
1958
New York: Scribner, 1958
MC 1465
pencil illustrations
4 p.
Tony the Pony
1959
New York: Whittlesey Houses, 1959
MC S71
crayon illustration
1 p.
Muley-Ears, Nobody's Dog
1959
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1959
MC 1467
pencil sketches
2 p.
Red Embers
1948
New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1948
MC1467
ink illustrations
29 p.
Red Pony, The
1945
New York: Viking, 1945
MC1467
watercolor illustrations
5 p.
MC1467
watercolor study
1 p.
MC1467
watercolor for p.130
1 p.