Ruth Sanderson

Ruth Sanderson
Ruth Sanderson
Sanderson in 2019
Born1952
Alma materPaier College of Art
OccupationWriter & illustrator
Websitewww.ruthsanderson.com

Ruth Sanderson (born 1951) is an American illustrator and writer of children's books.

Biography

[edit]

Sanderson graduated from the Paier College of Art in Connecticut in 1974.[1] She is a member of the Society of Illustrators, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and the Western Massachusetts Illustrator's Guild.;[1] and she is Co-Director of the low-residency MFA in Children's Book Writing and Illustrating and Certificate in Children's Book Illustration programs at Hollins University.

Works

[edit]
Sanderson demonstrating clayboard and scratchboard art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 2019.

Sanderson's earliest works were published in her mid-twenties: Grandma's Beach Surprise by Ilka List (G. P. Putnam's Sons) in 1975 and four including an edition of The Little Engine That Could in 1976.[2] The latter was discussed at the time in terms of how the art reflected "the stereotypes of masculine strength and feminine weakness in vogue when it was written".[3] She illustrated new editions of several young-adult novels in the Nancy Drew and Bobbsey Twins mystery series.[2]

Library of Congress (LC) Catalog credits Sanderson as a writer primarily for retelling fairy tales, along with some stories from the Bible or about Christmas or about saints. In the catalog her earliest works as a writer are two published in 1990, a retelling of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses"[4][5] and an original fairy tale, The Enchanted Wood (Little, Brown, LCCN 90-45096).[2]

Sanderson's illustrations have been described as evocative of the past but employing a "21st century approach to texture and brightness."[6]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Stevens (2001), 107.
  2. ^ a b c Browse the LC Online Catalog from her Name Authority File and sort by publication date. "Sanderson, Ruth". Library of Congress Authorities (lccn.loc.gov). Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  3. ^ Bernice E. Cullinan, Diane Goetz Person. The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Continuum International Publishing Group. Reprint 2003. ISBN 9780826415165. Page 634.
  4. ^ Alex Green (Sep 26, 2017). "Crocodile Books Gives Out-of-Print Titles a New Lease on Life". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  5. ^ Roy, Kathryn (2013-11-17). "Ruth Sanderson's 'Dancing Princesses' head to Norman Rockwell Museum". masslive. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  6. ^ Shoulders (2008), 2D.

Citations

  • Shoulders, Debbie. "'Magic Pillow' values wisdom over riches." The Leaf-Chronicle (TN). 23 September 2008. P. 2D.
  • Stevens, Norman D. Tikvah: children's book creators reflect on human rights. Chronicle Books, 2001. ISBN 1-58717-097-3.
[edit]