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Nicolas Mordvinoff (September 27, 1911 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire–May 5, 1973 Hampton, New Jersey, United States) [1] was a Russian-born American artist who won the 1952 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing Finders Keepers, by William Lipkind. [2] The collaborators used the pseudonym Nicolas and Will.

One earlier work was William Standish Stone, Pépé was the saddest bird, Knopf, 1944

References

  1. ^ "MORDVINOFF, ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATOR, 61". The New York Times. 1973-05-15. ISSN  0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  2. ^ Cullinan & Person; Bernice E. Cullinan; Diane Goetz Person (2005). The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 260. ISBN  0-8264-1778-7.