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Small, David, 1945-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1945-

Biography

David Small is an American writer and illustrator who is best known for children's picture books. His books have been awarded a Caldecott Medal and two Caldecott Honors, among other recognition. He was born and raised in Detroit and began drawing at an early age.

He earned a bachelor of fine arts degree at Wayne State University and a master of fine arts degree at Yale University. Small taught art for many years on the college level, ran a film series, and made satirical sketches for campus newspapers. His first book, Eulalie and the Hopping Head, which he wrote and illustrated, was published in 1981.

Small earned a 1997 Caldecott Honor and The Christopher Medal for The Gardener, with Sarah Stewart, his wife. In 2001 Small won the Caldecott Medal for So You Want to Be President?, combining political cartooning with children's book illustration. He received a second Caldecott Honor in 2013 for illustrating Toni Buzzeo's One Cool Friend. Small's drawings have appeared in the New Yorker and the New York Times. On July 15, 2014, he was announced as a finalist for the 2015 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature.

David Small and his wife Sarah Stewart make their home in an historic manor house in Mendon, Michigan.

His current work and list of awards can be found on his website.

Found in 325 Collections and/or Records:

Home After Dark - Wrapped Package 1/2 (O/A), 2018

 File — Envelope 26: [Barcode: 31141024381902]
Scope and Contents

1 piece of original art in watercolor, ink, and pencil.

Dates: 2018

Home After Dark - Wrapped Package 2/2 (O/A), 2018

 File — Envelope 27: [Barcode: 31141024381910]
Scope and Contents

27 pieces of original art in watercolor, ink, and pencil.

Dates: 2018

Hoover's Bride - Envelope 1/2 (O/A), 1995

 File — Envelope 35: [Barcode: 31141024382165]
Scope and Contents

43 watercolor, pastel, and pencil pieces of original art from Hoover's Bride. (all pieces accounted for in the collection)

Dates: 1995

Hoover's Bride - Envelope 2/2, 1995

 File — Envelope 36: [Barcode: 31141024382082]
Scope and Contents

Nine watercolor, pastel, and ink pieces of draft art, around 60 pages of text proofs/treatments, and 39 sketches in ink and pencil

Dates: 1995

Imogene Comes Back 1/3, 2020

 File — Frame 132: [Barcode: 31141024459815]
Scope and Contents

An ink and watercolor piece of Imogene with a giraffe neck rescuing a cat stuck in a tree while people watch.

Dates: Publication: 2020

Imogene Comes Back 2/3, 2020

 File — Frame 133: [Barcode: 31141024459732]
Scope and Contents

An ink and watercolor piece of Imogene waking up in a room in a bed covered in toys and peacock feathers.

Dates: Publication: 2020

Imogene Comes Back 3/3, 2020

 File — Frame 134: [Barcode: 31141024459872]
Scope and Contents

An ink and watercolor piece of Imogene trying to water a bush with her elephant trunk and getting a woman wet on the other side by accident.

Dates: Publication: 2020

Imogene's Antlers, 1985

 File — Frame 135: [Barcode: 31141024459740]
Scope and Contents

An ink and watercolor piece of Imogene sitting on a bench with donuts in her antlers and birds eating the donuts.

Dates: Publication: 1985

Imogene's Antlers - Envelope 1/1, 1985

 File — Envelope 37: [Barcode: 31141024382009]
Scope and Contents

12 watercolor, pastel, ink, and pencil artwoord draft, 2 black and white artist proofs, 1 dummy book, 33 pencil and ink sketches,

Dates: 1985

Mean Chickens and Wild Cucumbers, 1983

 File — Frame 130: [Barcode: 31141024383387]
Scope and Contents

An ink and watercolor piece of a chicken farmer yelling at a cucumber farmer over a fence.

Dates: Publication: 1983