Richard Cuffari
American illustrator
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Richard Cuffari (March 2, 1925 – 1978)[1] was an American artist. He is known for his illustrations for children's books and science fiction books. Specializing in historical and nonfiction topics, Cuffari illustrated over 200 books.[1]
Richard Cuffari | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 2, 1925 |
| Died | 1978 (aged 52–53) |
| Alma mater | Pratt Institute, 1949 |
| Known for | Illustration |
| Spouse |
Phyllis Klie (m. 1950) |
| Awards | New York Society of Children's Illustrators Citation of Merit, 1969 & 1970 Christopher Award, 1973[1] |
Biography
Cuffari was born to immigrant parents in Brooklyn, New York.[1] He attended James Madison High School, winning awards there for his artwork.[1]
During World War II, Cuffari served in the U.S. Army.[1] He graduated from the Pratt Institute in 1949.[1]
He embarked on a freelance career as an illustrator in 1966.[1]
Bibliography (selected)
- The Wind in the Willows (Grosset & Dunlap, 1966), by Kenneth Grahame
- Nothing is Impossible: The Story of Beatrix Potter (Atheneum, 1969), by Dorothy Aldis
- Old Ben (1970), by Jesse Stuart — selected for the 1970 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
- The Far Side of Evil (1971), by Sylvia Engdahl
- Eight Stories: The Year of the Three‐Legged Deer (Houghton Mifflin, 1972), by Eth Clifford[2]
- This Star Shall Abide (1972), by Sylvia Engdahl
- Beyond the Tomorrow Mountains (1973), by Sylvia Engdahl
- The Capricorn Bracelet (1973), by Rosemary Sutcliff
- A Wind in the Door (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1973), by Madeleine L'Engle
- The Perilous Gard (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1974), by Elizabeth Marie Pope
- Planet-Girded Suns: Man's View of Other Solar Systems (1974), by Sylvia Engdahl
- Ring Out! A Book of Bells (1974), by Jane Yolen
- The Mightiest of Mortals: Hercules (Viking Press, 1975), by Doris Gates
- Universe Ahead: Stories of the Future (1975) — anthology of stories selected and introduced by Sylvia Engdahl and Rick Roberson
- Dragons in the Waters (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1976), by Madeleine L'Engle
- The Cartoonist (Viking Books for Young Readers, 1978), by Betsy Byars
- Family Secrets: Five Very Important Stories (1979), by Susan Shreve
