Carmen L. Browne
American author and illustrator
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Carmen L. Browne (March 29, 1895 – April 11, 1992) was an early twentieth century author and illustrator, particularly of children's books.[1][page needed]
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| Born | March 29, 1895 Calumet, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | April 11, 1992 (aged 97) |
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Early life and education
Browne was born on March 29, 1895, in Calumet, Michigan.[2] She attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago 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][page needed][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
