Peter Parnall

Peter Parnall
Born (1936-05-23) May 23, 1936
Syracuse, New York
Occupation Illustrator, writer
Subject Animals, nature

Peter Parnall (born May 23, 1936) is an American artist and writer, best known for his work on books for younger readers. His work has earned him high praise and a number of awards. Some of his books have become collector items.

Biography

Peter Parnall was born in Syracuse, New York on May 23, 1936. He was raised in a little town called Willow Springs in the Mojave Desert. He went to Cornell in 1954 because he wanted to become a veterinarian, but got pneumonia and failed his freshman mid-terms. After leaving Cornell he went west to train horses. When his father's birthday came around he drew him a picture of a horse. His father hung it on the wall and told him he should go back to school for art. He attended the Pratt Institute for two years, until he got bored and left. He had a freelance advertising business (with clients including Mr. Potato Head and G.I. Joe), which he enjoyed but eventually "got tired of convincing people they should buy stuff they don’t need"[1]

Works

He has illustrated over eighty books[2] written by others and has authored and self-illustrated several books of his own, often studies of habitats. His favorite medium is pen and ink[1] of subjects from the natural world. Many of his works have been separately published in limited editions as signed and numbered prints.

As Author and Illustrator

As illustrator

References

  1. 1 2 "Peter Parnall: The artist behind the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's logo". (An interview)
  2. ↑ "Bibliography of Books Illustrated by Peter Parnall".
Citations
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/18/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.