Dorothy Grider (1915 – 2012) was an American artist, most widely known as an
illustrator
An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicat ...
of children's books. Grider received a Bachelor of Arts degree from
Western Kentucky State College and studied art at the Grande Chaumiere Art Studio in Paris, France.
In 1950 Dorothy Grider moved to New Hope, Pennsylvania, where she lived until she died at the age of 97.
Books
Grider illustrated numerous children's books, many for the Rand McNally Elf books collection.
Author and Illustrator
''Back and Forth''
''Little Ballerina''
''Peppermint''
''Little Majorette''
''The Mulberry Bush''
Illustrator
References
American children's book illustrators
1915 births
2012 deaths
Artists from Kentucky
People from Bowling Green, Kentucky
New York School of Applied Design for Women alumni
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