Thomas Locker (1937–2012)

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Thomas Locker was born in New York City in 1937. In the 1960s, he began his career as a landscape painter. In 1982, he decided to try his hand at writing and illustrating children's books. His first, Where the River Begins, was named one of the 10 best illustrated children's books of 1984 in the näytä lisää New York Times Book Review. During his lifetime, he illustrated more than 30 children and young adult books, several of which he also wrote. Some of his works include John Muir: America's Naturalist, Anna and the Bagpiper, The Ice Horse, and The Man who Paints Nature. The books he worked on have received numerous awards including the Christopher Award, the John Burroughs Award, and the New York Times Award for best illustration. He died on March 9, 2012 at the age of 74. näytä vähemmän

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Image credit: Thomas Locker teaching at Shimer College Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26379897

Tekijän teokset

Suositut Viimeksi

Water Dance (1997) 892 kappaletta

Where the River Begins (1984) 502 kappaletta

Sky Tree: Seeing Science Through Art (1995) 447 kappaletta

Cloud Dance (2000) 316 kappaletta

The Mare on the Hill (Picture Puffins) (1605) 182 kappaletta

The Young Artist (1717) 175 kappaletta

Family Farm (1842) 155 kappaletta

Sailing with the Wind (1986) 148 kappaletta

Home: A Journey through America (1998) 127 kappaletta

Mountain Dance (2001) 111 kappaletta

John Muir: America's Naturalist (2003) 109 kappaletta

Walking with Henry: Based on the Life and Works of Henry David Thoreau (1800) 97 kappaletta

The Land of Gray Wolf (1991) 81 kappaletta

Catskill Eagle (1991) 50 kappaletta

In Blue Mountains: An Artist's Return to America's First Wilderness (1785) 45 kappaletta

Anna and the Bagpiper (1994) 40 kappaletta

Miranda's Smile (1994) 32 kappaletta

The Man Who Paints Nature (1999) 5 kappaletta

Thomas Locker; the new American realism 3 kappaletta

Thomas Locker : American landscapes : [exhibition] September 16-October 4, 1980, Hammer Galleries, New York 2 kappaletta

La ou commence la riviere 020994 (Fonds Duculot) 1 kappale

Study of Bierstadt 1 kappale

Rachel Carson Preserving a Sense of Wonder 1 kappale

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Associated Works

Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back (1992) — Kuvittaja — 902 kappaletta

The Boy Who Held Back the Sea (1987) — Kuvittaja, eräät painokset — 530 kappaletta

Between Earth & Sky: Legends of Native American Sacred Places (1996) — Kuvittaja — 283 kappaletta

Snow Toward Evening: A Year in a River Valley/Nature Poems (1990) — Kuvittaja — 96 kappaletta

To Climb a Waterfall (1995) — Kuvittaja, eräät painokset — 92 kappaletta

Tikvah: Children's Book Creators Reflect on Human Rights (2001) — Avustaja — 61 kappaletta

The Ugly Duckling {retold by Marianna Mayer} (1987) — Kuvittaja — 23 kappaletta

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Syntymäaika: 1937-06-26
Kuolinaika: 2012-03-09
Sukupuoli: male
Kansalaisuus: USA
Syntymäpaikka: New York City, New York, USA
Kuolinpaikka: Albany, New York, USA
Ammatit: author
painter
illustrator

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Sky Tree: Seeing Science Through Art Tekijä: Thomas Locker

In spring, a snapping turtle lays her eggs on the hillside beneath the tree. In autumn, leaves fall as squirrels scamper up the trunk carrying nuts. And on a winter night, a backdrop of twinkling stars shines through the branches. Each day, the tree changes with the purple and pink of a sunset or a nip of cold air. But the tree is more than a thing of beauty--its changes represent the passage of time in nature.

"Sky Tree" combines the artistic beauty and the scientific wonder of ever-changing nature into a satisfying experience for the soul and the mind.

Each page poses a discussion question, and at the back of the book is an explanation of how Thomas Locker created each beautiful oil painting.… (lisätietoja)

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PlumfieldCH | 35 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Mar 25, 2024 |

Family Farm Tekijä: Thomas Locker

A farm family nearly loses their home until they hit on the idea of raising and selling pumpkins and flowers to supplement their corn and milk sales.

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PlumfieldCH | 28 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Sep 21, 2023 |

The Mare on the Hill (Picture Puffins) Tekijä: Thomas Locker

Grandfather introduces a fearful mare to his grandsons, hoping that they will get her to not be scared of people anymore.
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