Milo Winter

American book illustrator

Milo Winter (August 7, 1888 – August 15, 1956)^[1] was an American book illustrator. He created editions of Aesop's Fables, Arabian Nights, Alice in Wonderland, A Christmas Carol, Gulliver's Travels, Tanglewood Tales (1913), and others.

Background

Winter was born in Princeton, Illinois and trained at Chicago's School of the Art Institute.^[2] He lived in Chicago until the early 1950s, when he moved to New York City.^[1] From 1947 to 1949, he was the art editor of Childcraft books and from 1949, was the art editor in the film strip division of Silver Burdett Company.

Gallery

The Lion and the Mouse, illustrated by Milo Winter in The Æsop for Children, 1919 Aesop anthology
The Ant and the Grasshopper, illustrated by Milo Winter in The Æsop for Children
The Fox and the Grapes, illustrated by Milo Winter in The Æsop for Children

References

^ ^a ^b "Biography: Milo Winter « AnimationResources.org – Serving the Online Animation Community". Animationresources.org. November 23, 2010. Retrieved 2014-08-05. Principle citation: Miller, Arthur H. "Children's Book Illustrator Milo Winter". Caxtonian. Jan. 2004: 4,5.
^ Worth, Stephen (19 March 2008). "Illustration: Milo Winter's Aesop For Children". ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive. Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2010.