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Gladys Cook
c. 1936
Medium
graphite and gouache on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 29.7 x 23 cm (11 11/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.3221
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Gladys Cook · 1855–present
Gladys Cook was an American illustrator and commercial artist whose work appeared widely in popular magazines and books during the mid-twentieth century. She is particularly remembered for her contributions to the world of children's illustration and her facility with a range of print media, producing images that were at once technically polished and warmly accessible to broad audiences. Cook's s...