Richard Scarry: A Biography
ABOUT THE BOOK
Richard Scarry was a prolific children's book author and illustrator who is best known for writing stories about animals who take on human characteristics. In addition to featuring animals in his stories, Scarry's writing often features minimal description, focusing exclusively on the characters' action of the moment. This helps catch children's attention and makes the books more popular with children than similar children's books.
Despite its simplicity, Scarry's work was not devoid of controversy. He illustrated his stories using animals who wore clothes suited to what they were doing. However, until the late 1970s, all of his female characters wore dresses and all his male characters wore pants. In addition, female characters dressed exactly like male ones if they were engaging in activities that were traditionally male-oriented. While Scarry maintained that there were no gender-based undertones to his work and that he believed anyone who was doing certain activities, such as driving a truck, would wear similar clothes, his attitudes did not sit well with some feminists.
MEET THE AUTHOR
Sidot Jean Avignon is an experienced writer and a member of the Hyperink Team, which works hard to bring you high-quality, engaging, fun content. Happy reading!
EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK
As a young man, Richard Scarry had a reputation as a womanizer. As mentioned earlier, he enjoyed visiting burlesque shows and drawing pictures of the performers as a high school student. As he grew older, he began drawing his own, highly sexualized pictures of women. He also dated frequently and always had an attractive woman by his side.
This was especially true when Scarry lived in New York shortly after his discharge from the US Army. During this period of his life, Scarry bounced from one job to another. He was attempting to make a living as an artist, but many of the jobs that were open to him bored him or were otherwise not a good fit. He was fired from his first job as an artist for Vogue magazine just three weeks after he began; the magazine didn't give a reason, but given his proclivity for sex, one can imagine that he may have talked inappropriately about or with some of the subjects he was supposed to be drawing. After this failure, he worked at an advertising agency for three months before quitting out of boredom and deciding to become a full-time freelancer. While freelancing, he did plenty of dating, as he was making a good living and had free time to socialize with women.
CHAPTER OUTLINE
Richard Scarry: A Biography
+ Introduction
+ Background and Upbringing
+ Major Accomplishments and Awards
+ Personal Life
+ ...and much more
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Richard Scarry was a prolific children's book author and illustrator who is best known for writing stories about animals who take on human characteristics. In addition to featuring animals in his stories, Scarry's writing often features minimal description, focusing exclusively on the characters' action of the moment. This helps catch children's attention and makes the books more popular with children than similar children's books.
Despite its simplicity, Scarry's work was not devoid of controversy. He illustrated his stories using animals who wore clothes suited to what they were doing. However, until the late 1970s, all of his female characters wore dresses and all his male characters wore pants. In addition, female characters dressed exactly like male ones if they were engaging in activities that were traditionally male-oriented. While Scarry maintained that there were no gender-based undertones to his work and that he believed anyone who was doing certain activities, such as driving a truck, would wear similar clothes, his attitudes did not sit well with some feminists.
MEET THE AUTHOR
Sidot Jean Avignon is an experienced writer and a member of the Hyperink Team, which works hard to bring you high-quality, engaging, fun content. Happy reading!
EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK
As a young man, Richard Scarry had a reputation as a womanizer. As mentioned earlier, he enjoyed visiting burlesque shows and drawing pictures of the performers as a high school student. As he grew older, he began drawing his own, highly sexualized pictures of women. He also dated frequently and always had an attractive woman by his side.
This was especially true when Scarry lived in New York shortly after his discharge from the US Army. During this period of his life, Scarry bounced from one job to another. He was attempting to make a living as an artist, but many of the jobs that were open to him bored him or were otherwise not a good fit. He was fired from his first job as an artist for Vogue magazine just three weeks after he began; the magazine didn't give a reason, but given his proclivity for sex, one can imagine that he may have talked inappropriately about or with some of the subjects he was supposed to be drawing. After this failure, he worked at an advertising agency for three months before quitting out of boredom and deciding to become a full-time freelancer. While freelancing, he did plenty of dating, as he was making a good living and had free time to socialize with women.
CHAPTER OUTLINE
Richard Scarry: A Biography
+ Introduction
+ Background and Upbringing
+ Major Accomplishments and Awards
+ Personal Life
+ ...and much more
Richard Scarry: A Biography
ABOUT THE BOOK
Richard Scarry was a prolific children's book author and illustrator who is best known for writing stories about animals who take on human characteristics. In addition to featuring animals in his stories, Scarry's writing often features minimal description, focusing exclusively on the characters' action of the moment. This helps catch children's attention and makes the books more popular with children than similar children's books.
Despite its simplicity, Scarry's work was not devoid of controversy. He illustrated his stories using animals who wore clothes suited to what they were doing. However, until the late 1970s, all of his female characters wore dresses and all his male characters wore pants. In addition, female characters dressed exactly like male ones if they were engaging in activities that were traditionally male-oriented. While Scarry maintained that there were no gender-based undertones to his work and that he believed anyone who was doing certain activities, such as driving a truck, would wear similar clothes, his attitudes did not sit well with some feminists.
MEET THE AUTHOR
Sidot Jean Avignon is an experienced writer and a member of the Hyperink Team, which works hard to bring you high-quality, engaging, fun content. Happy reading!
EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK
As a young man, Richard Scarry had a reputation as a womanizer. As mentioned earlier, he enjoyed visiting burlesque shows and drawing pictures of the performers as a high school student. As he grew older, he began drawing his own, highly sexualized pictures of women. He also dated frequently and always had an attractive woman by his side.
This was especially true when Scarry lived in New York shortly after his discharge from the US Army. During this period of his life, Scarry bounced from one job to another. He was attempting to make a living as an artist, but many of the jobs that were open to him bored him or were otherwise not a good fit. He was fired from his first job as an artist for Vogue magazine just three weeks after he began; the magazine didn't give a reason, but given his proclivity for sex, one can imagine that he may have talked inappropriately about or with some of the subjects he was supposed to be drawing. After this failure, he worked at an advertising agency for three months before quitting out of boredom and deciding to become a full-time freelancer. While freelancing, he did plenty of dating, as he was making a good living and had free time to socialize with women.
CHAPTER OUTLINE
Richard Scarry: A Biography
+ Introduction
+ Background and Upbringing
+ Major Accomplishments and Awards
+ Personal Life
+ ...and much more
Richard Scarry was a prolific children's book author and illustrator who is best known for writing stories about animals who take on human characteristics. In addition to featuring animals in his stories, Scarry's writing often features minimal description, focusing exclusively on the characters' action of the moment. This helps catch children's attention and makes the books more popular with children than similar children's books.
Despite its simplicity, Scarry's work was not devoid of controversy. He illustrated his stories using animals who wore clothes suited to what they were doing. However, until the late 1970s, all of his female characters wore dresses and all his male characters wore pants. In addition, female characters dressed exactly like male ones if they were engaging in activities that were traditionally male-oriented. While Scarry maintained that there were no gender-based undertones to his work and that he believed anyone who was doing certain activities, such as driving a truck, would wear similar clothes, his attitudes did not sit well with some feminists.
MEET THE AUTHOR
Sidot Jean Avignon is an experienced writer and a member of the Hyperink Team, which works hard to bring you high-quality, engaging, fun content. Happy reading!
EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK
As a young man, Richard Scarry had a reputation as a womanizer. As mentioned earlier, he enjoyed visiting burlesque shows and drawing pictures of the performers as a high school student. As he grew older, he began drawing his own, highly sexualized pictures of women. He also dated frequently and always had an attractive woman by his side.
This was especially true when Scarry lived in New York shortly after his discharge from the US Army. During this period of his life, Scarry bounced from one job to another. He was attempting to make a living as an artist, but many of the jobs that were open to him bored him or were otherwise not a good fit. He was fired from his first job as an artist for Vogue magazine just three weeks after he began; the magazine didn't give a reason, but given his proclivity for sex, one can imagine that he may have talked inappropriately about or with some of the subjects he was supposed to be drawing. After this failure, he worked at an advertising agency for three months before quitting out of boredom and deciding to become a full-time freelancer. While freelancing, he did plenty of dating, as he was making a good living and had free time to socialize with women.
CHAPTER OUTLINE
Richard Scarry: A Biography
+ Introduction
+ Background and Upbringing
+ Major Accomplishments and Awards
+ Personal Life
+ ...and much more
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| BN ID: | 2940014373920 |
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| Publisher: | Hyperink |
| Publication date: | 05/15/2012 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 489 KB |
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