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Title
Fonds consists of
Arrangement structure
Date(s)
1976-1980
Place of creation
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Extent
Language of material
English
Scope and content
Fonds includes correspondence with the publisher, manuscripts, working drawings, typescripts and proofs, with a detailed description of how "The Stars in the Sky" was made including the illustrator's comments on the drawings.
Conditions of access
from 1 to 4
Terms of use
Copyright varies. The recipient of copies is responsible for determining whether material is subject to copyright and whether use of it does or does not constitute an infringement of copyright under the Copyright Act. Credit Library and Archives Canada.
Finding aid
Graphic material; textual records Finding aid available. Consult archivist. 90 (Paper)
Creator / Provenance
Biography / Administrative history
Illustrator Airdrie Anne Amtmann (now Thomsen) was born in Montreal, Quebec. She studied illustration at the Banff School of Fine Arts (with William Townsend), the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts School of Art and Design (with Guido Molinari and Arthur Lismer) and at The Parsons School/New School for Social Research in New York (with Maurice Sendak) in 1976. Her first published book was "The Stars in the Sky: A Scottish Tale" (1979). Her second book "The Gift Angel" was published in 1987. She has also studied dance and performed with the Toronto Dance Theatre and Les Grands Ballets canadiens. She creates calligraphy and works styled after traditional Tibetan documents.
Subject heading
1. Littérature de jeunesse Archives.
2. Children Literature Archives.
Source
Private
MIKAN no.
3671213
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