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Zhenya Gay (born Eleanor Byrnes) (1906–1978) was an American writer and illustrator.

Early life and education

Zhenya Gay was born in 1906 in Norwood, Massachusetts and, died August 3, 1978. She attended Columbia University, where she studied with Solon Borglum and Winold Reiss.[1]

Career

Her first artistic jobs as a freelancer were creating movie posters, newspaper advertisements, and costume designs for theater productions.[2]

Selected works

  • Pancho and His Burro, 1930[2]
  • The Shire Colt, 1931[3]
  • Sakimura, 1936[4]
  • Whistlers' Van, 1937
  • The ballad of Reading Gaol / by Oscar Wilde, 1937[5]
  • Manuelito of Costa Rica, 1940[3]
  • Look!, 1952[3]
  • Jingle Jangle Story, 1953[2]
  • Wonderful Things, 1954[2]
  • The Dear Friends, 1959[2]
  • I'm Tired of Lions, 1961[2]
  • Who's Afraid?, 1965[3]

Legacy

In addition to her book illustrations, Gay also created standalone artworks, including aquatints, lithographs, and etchings. Her works are held in the permanent collections of several museums, including the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[6][7] the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco,[8] and the Seattle Art Museum.[9]

The Kerlan Collection at the University of Minnesota holds much of her work,[2] as does the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi.[2]

Personal life

She spent several years traveling and living in Europe, Mexico, and Central America.[3] In 1954, she left New York City for the Catskill Mountains.[2]

Gay was in a relationship with Jan Gay (born Helen Reitman, daughter of Ben Reitman), a children's book writer.[10]

Gay died on August 3, 1978.[2]

References

  1. ^ "StackPath". www.lib.usm.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Zhenya Gay Papers". www.lib.usm.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e "Zhenya Gay". Britannica Kids. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  4. ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  5. ^ Wilde, Oscar; Rascoe, Burton; Gay, Zhenya; Fass, John S; Limited Editions Club; Harbor Press; Limited Editions Club; Limited Editions Club Collection (Library of Congress) (1937). The ballad of Reading Gaol. OCLC 1669373.
  6. ^ "Exchange: Nude". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  7. ^ "Exchange: Cat". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  8. ^ "Nude reclining - Zhenya Gay". FAMSF Search the Collections. 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  9. ^ "Cat". localhost. Retrieved 2021-03-12. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  10. ^ Ryan, Hugh (2019-03-05). When Brooklyn Was Queer: A History. St. Martin's Press. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-250-16991-4.


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