Emma_L._Brock
Emma L. Brock
American author and illustrator
Emma Lillian Brock[2] (June 11, 1886 – August 17, 1974) was an American children's author and illustrator of over 30 children's books.[1]
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] |
Occupation(s) | children's author, illustrator |
Known for | Runaway Sardine |
Brock was the eldest of two daughters born in Fort Shaw, Montana to Morton W. Brock and Emma Brownson.[3] She attended The University of Minnesota (from which she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1908[4]), the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts,[2][5] and the Art Students League of New York,[1] where she studied with George Bridgman, Boardman Robinson, and Joseph 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 of Runaway 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 with Clara Whitehill Hunt's adaptation of R. H. Horne's Memoirs 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]
- Runaway Sardine (1929) LCCN 29-14637
- To Market! To Market! (1930) LCCN 30-18300
- The Greedy Goat (1931) LCCN 31-18179
- One Little Indian Boy (1932) LCCN 32-19045
- The Hen That Kept House (1933) LCCN unk8-204186
- Little Fat Gretchen (1934) LCCN 34-31446
- Beppo (1936) LCCN 36-29596
- Drusilla (1937) LCCN 37-4881
- The Pig With a Front Porch and The Pig That Lived Under Half a Boat (1937) LCCN 37-28562
- Till Potatoes Grow on Trees : Nine Fine Retellable Tales (1938) LCCN 38-27264
- High in the Mountains (1938) LCCN 38-27363
- Nobody's Mouse (1938) LCCN 38-30383
- A Present for Auntie (1939) LCCN 39-16411
- Heedless Susan Who Sometimes Forgot to Remember (1939) LCCN 39-30530
- At Midsummer Time, A Story of Sweden (1940) LCCN 40-6807
- Too Fast for John (1940) LCCN 40-10078
- Then came Adventure (1941) LCCN 41-10975
- Here Comes Kristie (1942) LCCN 42-15602
- Topsy-Turvy Family (1943) LCCN 43-9802
- Mr. Wren's House (1944) LCCN 44-3685
- Uncle Benny Goes Visiting (1944) LCCN 44-6541
- The Umbrella Man (1945) LCCN 45-3160
- The Bird's Christmas Tree (1946) LCCN 46-6853
- Little Duchess, Anne of Brittany (1948) LCCN 48-7494
- Surprise Balloon (1949) LCCN 49-8188
- Kristie and the Colt : And the Others (1949) LCCN 49-10331
- Three Ring Circus (1950) OCLC 1612853
- Too Many Turtles (1951) LCCN 51-11073
- Kristie's Buttercup (1952) LCCN 52-6388
- Kristie Goes to the Fair (1953) LCCN 53-7626
- Ballet for Mary (1954) LCCN 54-7709
- Plug-Horse Derby (1955) LCCN 55-8947
- Come On-Along, Little Fish (1956) LCCN 57-5254
- Skipping Island (1958) LCCN 58-9939
- Patty on Horseback (1959) LCCN 59-12569
- Pancakes and the Merry-Go-Round (1960) LCCN 60-13024
- The Plaid Cow (1961) LCCN 61-15309
- Mary's Secret (1962) LCCN 62-14766
- Mary's Camera (1963) LCCN 63-9116
- Good Old Kristie (1964) LCCN 63-9579 (illustrated by Frank Aloise)
- Mary Makes a Cake (1964) LCCN 64-20170
- Mary on Roller Skates (1967) LCCN 67-18592
Brock also illustrated children's books by other authors, such as Sandy's Kingdom by Mary Gould Davis,[12] The Wise Little Donkey by the Countess of Segur,[13] and Granny's Wonderful Chair by Frances Browne.[14]
- Thornley, Stew (2004). Six Feet Under: A Graveyard Guide to Minnesota. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 8. ISBN 0-87351-514-5.
- Crump, Robert L. (2009). Minnesota Prints and Printmakers, 1900-1945. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 69. ISBN 0-87351-635-4.
- "Minnesota State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQ9-281 : 18 February 2021), Emma L Brock, St Paul, Ward Number: 11, Ramsey, Minnesota; citing p. 23, line 48, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 928,809.See also:
- "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4H4-LBS : 4 December 2014), Emma Lillian Brock, 17 Aug 1974; from "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Hennepin, Minnesota, record 1921573, certificate number 021671, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.
- "Spray of the Falls". Great Falls Tribune. August 21, 1986. p. 8.
- "'U' Seniors, 538 Strong, Quit School for World". The Minneapolis Star Tribune. June 12, 1908. p.7.
- "Art Lovers View Drawings at Closing Exercises of School". The Minneapolis Star Tribune. June 1, 1911. p. 4.
- Howes, Durward, ed. (1937). American Women : The Official Who's Who Among the Women of the Nation, Vol. II (1937-38). Los Angeles, CA: American Publications, Inc. p. 84. OCLC 435906904.
- "School Children Interview Author; She's Their Neighbor". The Minnesota Star. October 17, 1963 p. 3B.
- Little Rock Library (November 12, 1922). "Children's Book Week Celebrated Nov 12—18; Little Rock Library Submits Comprehensive Article on the Subject". The Arkansas Democrat. p. 29.
- "Watercolor Exhibit Opened by Twin City Illustrator at Library". The Minneapolis Star. May 6, 1929. p. 5.
- "Elsie Jean Is Dead; Wrote Books, Music for Children". New York Herald Tribune. June 11, 1953. p. 26. ProQuest 1319994082.
- Jean, Elsie (November 16, 1929). "Elsie-Jean Tells Happy-Timers of Interesting Children's Books". The Brooklyn Daily Times. p. 7.
- "Children's Books; For Younger Children". Wisconsin Library Bulletin. May 1932. p. 165.
- "New Books". Catholic World. December 1924. p. 428.
- "They Will Take Part in State Library Meeting". The Minneapolis Star. June 9, 1933. p. 2.
- Brogan, Gretchen (August 18, 1961). "Kid's Author Says Big Words Work". The Minneapolis Star. p. 26.
- Emma L. Brock Papers, Special Collections at the University of Southern Mississippi (de Grummond Children's Literature Collection)