Carmen L. Browne

Carmen L. Browne (March 29, 1895 - April 11, 1992) was an early twentieth century author and illustrator, particularly of children's books.[1]

Illustration from Sunny Rhymes for Happy Children, 1917

Early life and education

Browne was born on March 29, 1895 in Calumet, Michigan.[2] She attended the Chicago Art Institute and the Art Students League of New York.[3]

Career

Browne created illustrations for books and greeting cards for the P. F. Volland Company.[1][4][5][6] Her illustrations were described as "light and dainty",[4] "difficult to surpass in sheer loveliness",[7] "apt pictures .. to please the wee ones",[8] "assisting the text admirably, designed as they are to delight the child's heart,"[9] and as making "appropriate" gift books for "little friends and relatives.[10] She also designed wallpaper patterns for children,[11] and invented an educational doll apparatus, "to associate with a doll educational matter which is commonly presented in unattractive, formal lessons."[12] Her lithographs, some of which were shown at the Ninth International Print Makers' Exhibition in 1928, were described as "amusing and very expert".[13]

A 1927 New York Times review of a group show at the National Art Club described a Browne image of a girl pulling weeds as being "as true to nature as Millet tried to make his peasant girls," and a Browne nude as, "a fine abstraction" that "removes all superfluous details and gives a chance for beautiful rhythm of movement."[14]

Personal life

Browne married Jesse Augustus Luckner (1891-1975) in 1945.[2]

Death

Browne died on April 11, 1992 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[2]

Selected works
  • Miller, Olive Beaupré, and Carmen L. Brown. Sunny Rhymes for Happy Children. New York: P. F. Volland Co, 1917. OCLC 223256583[4][15]
  • Miller, Olive Beaupré, and Carmen L. Brown. Come Play with Me. Joliet, Illinois: P. F. Volland Company, 1918. OCLC 672046534[7]
  • Haynes, Louise Marshall, and Carmen Browne. Over the Rainbow Bridge. Chicago: P. F. Volland Company, 1920. OCLC 12110203[8]
  • Browne, Carmen. My Book of Pets. Chicago: Volland Company, 1923. OCLC 63451302
  • Browne, Carmen. A Day of Play. Joliet, Illinois: Published by P.F. Volland Company, 1923. OCLC 1012486932
  • Kilner, Colleen Browne, and Carmen L. Browne. La-La Man In Music-Land. Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1927. OCLC 18829667[9][16]
  • Luckner, Carmen Browne, Matthew Ware and Ronald H. Bayes. A gift of light. Laurinburg, N.C.: St. Andrews Press, 1993. OCLC 28522431

References
  1. Shaw, John MacKay. Childhood in Poetry. Tallahassee: Friends of the Library, Florida State University, 1970.
  2. "Carmen Browne - Artist Biography for Carmen Browne". www.askart.com.
  3. Jiler, Peggy (19 October 1947). "A Gracious Lady: Stepney's Carmen L. Browne Becomes a Restaurateur". The Bridgeport Telegram. Bridgeport, Connecticut. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  4. Jewett, Paul N. (2010). The Mob and the Flock. Longwood, Florida: Xulon Press. p. 6. ISBN 9781613797709. OCLC 676809488. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  5. Loring Taylor, Dorothy (1985). "Olive Beaupre Miller and My Book House". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. 78 (4): 277. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  6. "Autumn Books". The Churchman. 122: 23. November 20, 1920. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  7. "Some Artistic Books For Children And Other Volumes Of Recent Publication". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. 12 October 1918. p. 4. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  8. "Review of Books". Buffalo Courier. Buffalo, New York. 16 May 1920. p. 48. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  9. "Among the New Books". The Minneapolis Star. 1 October 1927. p. 6. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  10. "Books and Authors". America. 20: 220. 7 December 1918. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  11. Catalog of copyright entries: Works of art.... Part 4, Volumes 15-16. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1920. p. 272. Retrieved 16 December 2018. Niagara Wall Paper Co ... Nursery Pattern; by Carmen L. Browne. [Wallpaper design showing boys and girls dancing with garlands and bunches of flowers in hands]
  12. "Educational doll apparatus". Google Patents. 30 July 1928. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  13. Millier, Arthur (11 March 1928). "Print Makers' International". The Los Angeles Times. p. III: 24. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  14. "Etchings at Art Club". New York Times. 11 December 1927. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  15. Adams, Edith E. (1933). A Guide to Children's Literature in the Early Elementary Grades. G. Wahr. p. 113. LCCN 33002497.
  16. "For the Child Who Loves Music". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. 13 November 1927. p. S3:8. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
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