Robert McCloskey
| Robert McCloskey | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Robert McCloskey September 14, 1914 Hamilton, Ohio |
| Died | June 30, 2003 (aged 88) Deer Isle, Maine, USA |
| Occupation | Writer, illustrator |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Vesper George Art School |
| Period | 1940–1970 |
| Genre | Children's picture books |
| Notable works | |
| Notable awards |
Caldecott Medal 1942, 1957 |
| Spouse | Margaret Durand |
| Children | Sally, Jane |
| Relatives | Ruth Sawyer (mother-in-law) Melba McCloskey (sister) Dorothy McCloskey (sister) Howard McCloskey (father) Mable McCloskey (mother) |
John Robert McCloskey (September 14, 1914 – June 30, 2003) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He both wrote and illustrated nine picture books and won two Caldecott Medals from the American Library Association recognizing the year's best-illustrated picture book. Four of those nine books were set in Maine: Blueberries for Sal, One Morning in Maine, Time of Wonder, and Burt Dow, Deep-water Man; the last three all on the coast. His best-known work is another of the picture books, Make Way For Ducklings, set in Boston. In longer works, he both wrote and illustrated Homer Price and he illustrated Keith Robertson's Henry Reed series.
McCloskey was born in Hamilton, Ohio, in 1914 to Howard and Mable McCloskey. He had two sisters, Melba and Dorothy. He reached Boston in 1932 with a scholarship to study at Vesper George Art School. After Vesper George he moved to New York City for study at the National Academy of Design.
In 1940, he married Peggy Durand, daughter of the children's writer Ruth Sawyer. They had two daughters, Sally and Jane, and settled in New York State, spending summers on Scott Island, a small island off Little Deer Isle in East Penobscot Bay. McCloskey's wife and eldest daughter Sally are the models for little Sal and her mother in Blueberries for Sal (1948), a picture book set on a "Blueberry Hill" in the vicinity. Three others of his picture books are set on the coast and concern the sea.
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