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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:

Catch That Cookie - Box 3/3 (O/A), 2012

 File — Envelope 12: [Barcode: 31141024381811]
Scope and Contents

10 pieces of original art in watercolor, pastel, and pencil. (missing pages 8-9 in the collection).

Dates: 2012

Catch That Cookie - Envelope 1/1, 2012

 File — Envelope 13: [Barcode: 31141024382355]
Scope and Contents

10 pieces of draft art in watercolor, pastel, and pencil as well as a text proof and around 100 pages of dummies and skteches in pencil and ink.

Dates: 2012

Company's Coming - Box 1/1 (O/A), 1989

 File — Envelope 14: [Barcode: 31141024382470], Object: 1
Scope and Contents

23 pieces of original artwork in watercolor, pastel, pencil, and ink, 8 pieces of draft artwork in watercolor, pastel, and pencil (needs preserving), and misc. documents

Dates: 1989

Company's Going - Box 1/1 (O/A), 2001

 File — Envelope 14: [Barcode: 31141024382470], Object: 2
Scope and Contents

21 pieces of original art in watercolor, pastel, ink, and pencil, 13 draft pieces in watercolor (need preserving), pastel, and ink, 11 sketch pieces in ink and pencil, 18 book proof pages, 6 pages of correspondence (pages 10-11 missing from the collection)

Dates: 2001

David Small & Sarah Stewart Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 20CENG-SMALLSTEWART
Dates: Copyright: 1970-2022

Elise's Bird - Box 1/3 (O/A), 2010

 File — Envelope 15: [Barcode: 31141024381852]
Scope and Contents

11 pieces of original art in watercolor, pastel, and pencil. (all pieces accounted for in the collection.)

Dates: 2010

Elise's Bird - Box 2/3 (O/A), 2010

 File — Envelope 16: [Barcode: 31141024381860]
Scope and Contents

10 pieces of original art in watercolor, pastel, and pencil.

Dates: 2010

Elise's Bird - Box 3/3 (O/A), 2010

 File — Envelope 17: [Barcode: 31141024381878]
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 2010