James Daugherty was born in 1889. He wrote and illustrated children's books, illustrating nearly 100. He was also a mural painter, and was recognized as a pioneering modernist before his death in 1974.
Books:
Andy and the Lion
Daniel Boone (1940 Newbery Award)
Landing of the Pilgrims
The Magna Charta
Of Courage Undaunted
A Passing of Innocence
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http://avatar.lib.usm.edu/~degrum/findaids/masten.htm#bio
http://special.lib.umn.edu/clrc/sum98.htm
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