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Pauline Vinson

Pauline Vinson

American artist

Pauline Eckles Young (née Vinson, June 23, 1915 – June 22, 1986) was an American artist and illustrator.[1]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Vinson was born on June 23, 1915, in Orange, California.[2][1] She lived in San Francisco before moving to New York City to work as a book illustrator.[1] While in San Francisco, she did a series of lithographs for the Works Progress Administration.[3][4][5]

Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[6] the National Gallery of Art, Washington[7] the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.[1] Vinson's married surname was Young.[8] She died in Santa Clara on June 22, 1986, at the age of 70.[9]

Books

  • Willie Goes to the Hospital[1]
  • Festivals in San Francisco, 1939, illustrator[1]
  • Around the World in San Francisco, 1940, illustrator[1]
  • Hilltop Russians in San Francisco, 1941, illustrator[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Pauline Vinson". FAMSF Search the Collections. 21 September 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Pauline Vinson". Annex Galleries. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  3. [3]
    DiGirolamo, Vincent (2019). Crying the News: A History of America's Newsboys. Oxford University Press. p. 541. ISBN 978-0-19-532025-1.
  4. [4]
    Miscellaneous Publications. Washington, D.C.: Federal Art Project of the Works Project Administration. 1966. p. 45. alma991021449519706532.
  5. [5]
    Smith, Donald E. (2004). American Printmakers of the Twentieth Century: A Bibliography. self published. p. 336. ISBN 978-1-878282-28-6.
  6. [6]
    "Pauline Vinson | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu.
  7. [7]
    "Artist Info". www.nga.gov.
  8. [8]
    "Copyright Renewals 1923–1964". Internet Archive. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  9. [9]
    "Pauline Young". California, U.S., Death Index, 1940–1997. Retrieved 3 December 2021.


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