R.I.P. Richard Erdoes, 96, in July (Austrian writer/artist..

He died on July 16th.

Born in Vienna, he fled the Nazis and settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

A photographer, muralist and illustrator, he illustrated "Come Over to
My House" by Theo Le Sieg (Dr. Seuss)!

http://www.lakotacountrytimes.com/news/2008/0724/front_page/004.html
(obit, with photo)

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.books.childrens/browse_thread/...ead/c3b
(My birthday post for him in 2007. This includes his bibliography.)

http://learning2share.blogspot.com/2007/09/richard-erdoes-magazine-ill...ration.
(work he did for "Life" magazine in 1957)

http://www.wmich.edu/dialogues/texts/lamedeer.html
(about "Lame Deer: Seeker of Visions")

http://grainedit.com/2008/04/28/richard-erdoes-childrens-book-illustration/
(illustrations for the children's "Policemen around the world" -
there are 11 pictures and you have to click to enlarge them - they're
just below the top left-hand illustration)

http://mikelynchcartoons.blogspot.com/2007/07/richard-erdoes-jokes-jok...jokes.h
(you can enlarge the pages to read the jokes)

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0258777/maindetails
(short filmography - the date and location of his birth are wrong)


Lenona.