Robert Lawson (author)

Robert Lawson (born October 4, 1892 in New York City – died May 27, 1957 in Westport, Connecticut) was an American artist and children's book author.He did some illustrations for "The Century Magazine" in 1919, and in 1922 he produced illustrations for his first book, "Little Prince Too Fat".He won the Taylor Arms Prize of the Society of American Etchers in 1931, and was the first person to receive both the Newbery Medal ("Rabbit Hill", 1945) and Caldecott Medal ("They Were Strong and Good", 1940).

Lawson was a witty and inventive author, and his children's fiction can entertain all ages. He developed the idea of a person's life expressed through the eyes of a companion animal, and realized it first in "." Later books employed the device, which was suited to his style of illustration, to other figures, Christopher Columbus, Paul Revere, and finally "Captain Kidd's Cat" (1956), which he also illustrated, narrates through the medium of the aforesaid feline, McDermot, the story of the famous pirate's ill-starred voyage, revealing him in the process as a brave, upright, honest, hen-pecked man betrayed by his friends and calumniated by posterity.

An [http://www.rabbithillfestival.com/ Annual Conference] is held in his honor in Westport.

He is buried in Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Bibliography

* Chester, George Randolph, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "The Wonderful Adventures of Little Prince Toofat. "New York: James A. McCann, 1922
* Mason, Arthur, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "The Wee Men of Ballywooden. Garden City, "New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1930; New York: Viking Press, 1952 1930
* Bianco, Margery Williams, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "The House That Grew Small." "St. Nicholas Magazine 58 (September 1931): 764-66, 782-83. 1931
* Mason, Arthur, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "From the Horn of the Moon. Garden City, "New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1931. Excerpted as "Moving of the Bog," St. Nicholas Magazine 58 (July 1931): 644-47, 667-70. 1931
* Mason, Arthur, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "The Roving Lobster. "Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1931
* Untermeyer, Louis, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "The Donkey of God." "St. Nicholas Magazine 59 (December 1931): 59-61, 105-108. 1931
* Ring, Barbara, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Peik. Translated by Lorence Munson Woodside. "Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1932
* Young, Ella, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "The Unicorn with Silver Shoes. "New York: Longmans, Green, 1932
* Bianco, Margery Williams, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "The Hurdy-Gurdy Man. "New York: Oxford University Press, 1933
* Marquand, John P., Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Haven's End. "Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1933
* Haines, William Wister, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Slim. "Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1934
* Tarn, William Woodthorpe, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "The Treasure of the Isle of Mist. "New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1934
* Bates, Helen Dixon, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Betsy Ross. "New York: Whittlesey House and McGraw- Hill, 1936
* Bates, Helen Dixon, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Francis Scott Key. "New York: Whittlesey House and McGraw-Hill, 1936
* Gale, Elizabeth, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Seven Beads of Wampum. "New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1936
* Glenn, Mabelle, et al., eds. , Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Tunes and Harmonies. "New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1936
* Leaf, Munro, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "The Story of Ferdinand. "New York: Viking Press, 1936
* Sterne, Emma Gelders, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Drums of Monmouth. "New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1936
* Barnes, Ruth A., ed., Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "I Hear America Singing: An Anthology of Folk Poetry. "Chicago: John C. Winston Co. and the Junior Literary Guild, 1937
* Bowie, Walter Russell, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "The Story of Jesus for Young People. "New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937
* Brewton, John E., Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Under the Tent of the Sky: A Collection of Poems about Animals Large and Small. "New York: Macmillan, 1937
* Cormack, Maribelle, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Wind of the Vikings: A Tale of the Orkney Isles. "New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1937
* Fish, Helen Dean, ed. , Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Four and Twenty Blackbirds: Nursery Rhymes of Yesterday Recalled for Children of To-Day. "Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1937
* Kissin, Rita, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Pete the Pelican. "Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1937
* Rosmer, Jean, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "In Secret Service: A Mystery Story of Napoleon's Court. Translated by Virginia Olcott. "Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1937
* Sterne, Emma Gelders, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Miranda Is a Princess: A Story of Old Spain. "New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1937
* Stratton, Clarence, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Swords and Statues: A Tale of Sixteenth Century Italy. "New York: John C. Winston Co. and the Junior Literary Guild, 1937
* Twain, Mark, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "The Prince and the Pauper. "Chicago: John C. Winston Co., 1937
* Atwater, Richard, and Florence Atwater, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Mr. Popper's Penguins. "Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1938
* Dickens, Charles, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "A Tale of Two Cities. "Boston: Ginn, 1938
* Farjeon, Eleanor, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "One Foot in Fairyland. "New York: F. A. Stokes, 1938
* Haines, William Wister, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "High Tension. "Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1938
* Leaf, Munro, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Wee Gillis. "New York: Viking Press, 1938
* Lawson, Robert. "Ben and Me. "Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1939
* Bunyan, John, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Pilgrim's Progress. Text revised by Mary Godolphin. "Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1939
* White, T. H. , Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "The Sword in the Stone. "New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1939
* Lawson, Robert. "Just for Fun: A Collection of Stories and Verses. "Chicago: Rand McNally, 1940
* Lawson, Robert. "They Were Strong and Good. "New York: Viking, 1940; rev. ed., 1968
* Brewton, John E, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Gaily We Parade: A Collection of Poems about People, Here, There and Everywhere. "New York:Macmillan, 1940
* Lawson, Robert. "I Discover Columbus. "Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1941
* Leaf, Munro, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Aesop's Fables. "New York: Heritage Press, 1941
* Leaf, Munro, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "The Story of Simpson and Sampson. "New York: Viking Press, 1941
* Forester, C. S. , Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Poo-Poo and the Dragons. "Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1942
* Gray, Elizabeth Janet, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Adam of the Road. "New York: Viking, 1942
* Lang, Andrew, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Prince Prigio. "Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1942
* Stephens, James, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "The Crock of Gold. "New York: Limited Editions Club, 1942
* Lawson, Robert. "Watchwords of Liberty. "Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1943; rev. ed., 1957
* Lawson, Robert. "Country Colic. "Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1944
* Lawson, Robert. "Rabbit Hill. "New York: Viking, 1944
* Lawson, Robert. "Mr. Wilmer. "Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1945
* Hall, William, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "The Shoelace Robin. "New York: Thomas Y Crowell, 1945
* Robinson, Tom, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Greylock and-the Robins. "New York: Viking Press and the Junior Literary Guild, 1946
* Lawson, Robert. "At That Time. "New York: Viking, 1947
* Lawson, Robert. "Mr. Twigg's Mistake. "Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1947
* Lawson, Robert. "Robbut: A Tale of Tails. "New York: Viking, 1948
* Lawson, Robert. "Dick Whittington and His Cat. "New York: Limited Editions Club, 1949
* Lawson, Robert. "The Fabulous Flight. "Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1949
* Lawson, Robert. "Smeller Martin. "New York: Viking, 1950
* Neilson, Frances F., and Winthrop Neilson, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Benjamin Franklin. "Reader in Real People Series. New York: Row, Peterson, 1950
* Lawson, Robert. "McWhinney's Jaunt. "Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1951
* Lawson, Robert. "Edward, Hoppy and Joe. "New York: Knopf 1952
* Potter, Mary A., et al. , Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "Mathematics for Success. "Boston: Ginn, 1952
* Lawson, Robert. "Mr. Revere and I. "Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1953
* Lawson, Robert. "The Tough Winter. "New York: Viking, 1954
* Lawson, Robert. "Captain Kidd's Cat. "Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1956
* Lawson, Robert. "The Great Wheel. "New York: Viking, 1957
* Coatsworth, Elizabeth, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "The Golden Horseshoe. "New York: Macmillan, 1935; rev. ed., 1968.
* Teal, Val, Robert Lawson (Illustrator). "The Little Woman Wanted Noise. "New York: Rand McNally, 1943; rev. ed., 1967.