Nonny Hogrogian
Nonny Hogrogian (born May 7, 1932) is an Armenian-American writer and illustrator, known best for children's picture books. She has won two annual Caldecott Medals for U.S. children's book illustrations. Since childhood she prefers folk and fairy tales, poetry, fantasy and stories.
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Biography
Hogrogian was born in New York City to parents born in Armenia. Her parents were amateur painters and her sister became an interior designer.[1] Hogrogian earned a B.A. in Fine Arts from Hunter College in 1953. , Afterward, Hogrogian worked as a book designer at Thomas Y. Crowell Co.; and studied art at the New School.[1] In 1960, Crowell published her first works in the book, King of the Kerry Fair, by Nicolete Meredith, which Hogrogian illustrated with woodcuts. Subsequently she has worked as a designer at Holt and Scribner's and as a freelance illustrator.
In 1971 Hogrogian married David Kherdian, a writer and editor. For two years they lived in Lyme Center, New Hampshire, where he was the state "poet-in-the-schools". The state university library is one repository for their works (in a joint collection).[2] Hogrogian has illustrated some of his poetic anthologies and other works for publication.[1]
Awards
Hogrogian won the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1966 and 1972. The American Library Association award annually recognizes the previous year's "most distinguished American picture book for children".[3] Always Room for One More was written by Sorche Nic Leodhas and published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston in 1965. One Fine Day, an old Armenian tale that she retold and illustrated, was published by Macmillan US in 1971.
Hogrogian was a Caldecott runner-up in 1977 for The Contest, another story she retold and illustrated.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.; with biographical sketch.
- ↑ "Nonny Hogrogian and David Kherdian: Papers, 1966-1986". Milne Special Collections. University of New Hampshire. Retrieved June 26, 2013; with biographical sketch.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938–Present".Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). American Library Association (ALA).
"The Randolph Caldecott Medal". ALSC. ALA. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
External links
- King of the Kerry Fair in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Always room for one more (first edition), Library of Congress Catalog Record
- One fine day (first edition), LC Catalog Record
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