Small, David, 1945-
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
1 piece of original art in watercolor, ink, and pencil.
Home After Dark - Wrapped Package 2/2 (O/A), 2018
27 pieces of original art in watercolor, ink, and pencil.
Hoover's Bride - Envelope 1/2 (O/A), 1995
43 watercolor, pastel, and pencil pieces of original art from Hoover's Bride. (all pieces accounted for in the collection)
Hoover's Bride - Envelope 2/2, 1995
Nine watercolor, pastel, and ink pieces of draft art, around 60 pages of text proofs/treatments, and 39 sketches in ink and pencil
Imogene Comes Back 1/3, 2020
An ink and watercolor piece of Imogene with a giraffe neck rescuing a cat stuck in a tree while people watch.
Imogene Comes Back 2/3, 2020
An ink and watercolor piece of Imogene waking up in a room in a bed covered in toys and peacock feathers.
Imogene Comes Back 3/3, 2020
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.
Imogene's Antlers, 1985
An ink and watercolor piece of Imogene sitting on a bench with donuts in her antlers and birds eating the donuts.
Imogene's Antlers - Envelope 1/1, 1985
12 watercolor, pastel, ink, and pencil artwoord draft, 2 black and white artist proofs, 1 dummy book, 33 pencil and ink sketches,
Mean Chickens and Wild Cucumbers, 1983
An ink and watercolor piece of a chicken farmer yelling at a cucumber farmer over a fence.