Emma Lillian Brock | |
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| Born | (1886-06-11)June 11, 1886[1][2] Fort Shaw, Montana, U.S.[2] |
| Died | August 17, 1974(1974-08-17) (aged 88)[1] |
| Resting place | Lakeside Cemetery,Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota[1] |
| Education | University of Minnesota Arts Student League[1] |
| Occupations | children's author, illustrator |
| Known for | Runaway Sardine |
Emma Lillian Brock[2] (June 11, 1886 – August 17, 1974) was an Americanchildren's author andillustrator of over 30 children's books.[1]
Brock was the eldest of two daughters born inFort Shaw, Montana to Morton W. Brock and Emma Brownson.[3] She attendedThe University of Minnesota (from which she obtained aBachelor of Arts degree in 1908[4]), theMinneapolis School of Fine Arts,[2][5] and theArt Students League of New York,[1] where she studied withGeorge Bridgman,Boardman Robinson, andJoseph Pennell.[2] During this period (from roughly 1909 through at least the mid-19-teens), Brock paid her way through art schools by working as a librarian in the Minneapolis and New York public library systems, respectively.[2] In the former, she was with the art department, while in New York she served in the children's rooms.[6]
Prior to the publication in 1929 ofRunaway Sardine, the first book both written and illustrated by Brock[1] (as well as her own personal favorite),[7] Brock's professional debut as an illustrator came in 1922 withClara Whitehill Hunt's adaptation ofR. H. Horne'sMemoirs of a London Doll.[8][9]
Brooklyn Times columnist—and fellow children's author[10]—Elsie Jean described Brock's 1929 authorial debut as "one of the loveliest picture books" of 1929, enjoyable from first page to last and ideal for ages 4 through 9, concluding, "I'm going to keep this one for my very own self, and I'm over nine!"[11]
Brock died on August 17, 1974. Her remains are interred at Lakeside Cemetery,Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota.[1]
Brock also illustrated children's books by other authors, such asSandy's Kingdom byMary Gould Davis,[12]The Wise Little Donkey by theCountess of Segur,[13] andGranny's Wonderful Chair byFrances Browne.[14]
Emma Brock's fine drawings have strength and vitality and an exactness in illustrating the text that child readers will appreciate.
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