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= Helen Borten = |
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Helen Borten is an American writer, illustrator, and broadcast journalist. |
Helen Borten. (b.1930) is an American writer, illustrator, and broadcast journalist. |
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== Early life and education == |
== Early life and education == |
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Helen Borten was born in 1930 in Philadelphia, PA. She attended the Philadelphia Museum College of Art.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Collection: Helen Borten Papers {{!}} University of Minnesota Archival Collections Guides |url=https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/4/resources/6198 |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=archives.lib.umn.edu}}</ref> |
Helen Borten was born in 1930 in Philadelphia, PA. She attended the Philadelphia Museum College of Art on a full scholarship, and intended to become a painter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Collection: Helen Borten Papers {{!}} University of Minnesota Archival Collections Guides |url=https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/4/resources/6198 |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=archives.lib.umn.edu}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2012-09-12 |title=Helen Borten: A chance chat with a famous Children’s Illustrator. |url=https://fishinkblog.com/2012/09/12/helen-borten-a-chance-chat-with-a-famous-childrens-illustrator/ |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=Fish Ink |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Children's books == |
== Children's books == |
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Borten described her first few years after art school as "trudging [her] portfolio around NYC from art director to art director," which found her work as a freelance illustrator for book jackets, album covers, and greeting cards.<ref name=":4" /> |
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| ⚫ | She began writing and illustrating books for children in the late 1950s and continued her work throughout the 1960s. Her first published book was ''Little Big-Feather'' (1956), written by Joseph Longstreth with illustrations by Borten.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Burnett {{!}} |first=Matia |title=Classic Children's Books by Helen Borten Return to Print |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/70206-classic-children-s-books-by-helen-borten-return-to-print.html |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en}}</ref> ''Little Big-Feather'' was named as one of the ten best illustrated books of 1956 by the ''New York Times.'' Borten appeared on that list again in 1959 with ''Do You See What I See?,'' her first book as the sole author and illustrator. Borten went on to write a total of nine books and illustrated, by her estimate, more than 20 others.<ref name=":4" /> |
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She used monotype techniques for her illustrations, creating prints using oil paint on glass.<ref name=":2" /> |
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Borten used monotype techniques for her illustrations, creating prints using oil paint on glass.<ref name=":2" /> She has listed the woodcuts of Antonio Frasconi as a major inspiration, as well as the work of Leonard Baskin.<ref name=":4" /> |
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Her books frequently focus on introducing science and the natural world to young readers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Popova |first=Maria |date=2019-06-28 |title=A Day in the Life of the Jungle: A Poetic Vintage Illustrated Ode to the Wilderness and the Glorious Diversity of Life on Earth |url=https://www.themarginalian.org/2019/06/27/the-jungle-helen-borten/ |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=The Marginalian |language=en-US}}</ref> ''The Jungle'' (1968) was inspired by a trip Borten took to remote areas of Guatemala.<ref name=":1" /> |
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After falling out of print, Borten's books received renewed attention in the twenty-first century. In 2016 Flying Eye Books, the children's imprint of Nobrow Press, announced that it would be reprinting several of Borten's books. Flying Eye's co-founder Sam Arthur described Borten's work as "groundbreaking" and in line with the publisher's mission to rediscover and reprint influential vintage children's book art. The five titles in the series include ''Do You See What I See?'' and ''Do You Hear What I Hear?'' They were prepared for reprint using original artwork held in the Children's Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota libraries, as well as by making scans of original editions.<ref name=":2" /> |
After falling out of print, Borten's books received renewed attention in the twenty-first century. In 2016 Flying Eye Books, the children's imprint of Nobrow Press, announced that it would be reprinting several of Borten's books. Flying Eye's co-founder Sam Arthur described Borten's work as "groundbreaking" and in line with the publisher's mission to rediscover and reprint influential vintage children's book art. The five titles in the series include ''Do You See What I See?'' and ''Do You Hear What I Hear?'' They were prepared for reprint using original artwork held in the Children's Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota libraries, as well as by making scans of original editions.<ref name=":2" /> |
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Helen Borten
Helen Borten. (b.1930) is an American writer, illustrator, and broadcast journalist.
Early life and education
Helen Borten was born in 1930 in Philadelphia, PA. She attended the Philadelphia Museum College of Art on a full scholarship, and intended to become a painter.[1][2]
Children's books
Borten described her first few years after art school as "trudging [her] portfolio around NYC from art director to art director," which found her work as a freelance illustrator for book jackets, album covers, and greeting cards.[2]
She began writing and illustrating books for children in the late 1950s and continued her work throughout the 1960s. Her first published book was Little Big-Feather (1956), written by Joseph Longstreth with illustrations by Borten.[3] Little Big-Feather was named as one of the ten best illustrated books of 1956 by the New York Times. Borten appeared on that list again in 1959 with Do You See What I See?, her first book as the sole author and illustrator. Borten went on to write a total of nine books and illustrated, by her estimate, more than 20 others.[2]
Borten used monotype techniques for her illustrations, creating prints using oil paint on glass.[3] She has listed the woodcuts of Antonio Frasconi as a major inspiration, as well as the work of Leonard Baskin.[2]
Her books frequently focus on introducing science and the natural world to young readers.[4] The Jungle (1968) was inspired by a trip Borten took to remote areas of Guatemala.[4]
After falling out of print, Borten's books received renewed attention in the twenty-first century. In 2016 Flying Eye Books, the children's imprint of Nobrow Press, announced that it would be reprinting several of Borten's books. Flying Eye's co-founder Sam Arthur described Borten's work as "groundbreaking" and in line with the publisher's mission to rediscover and reprint influential vintage children's book art. The five titles in the series include Do You See What I See? and Do You Hear What I Hear? They were prepared for reprint using original artwork held in the Children's Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota libraries, as well as by making scans of original editions.[3]
The publisher Enchanted Lion also planned a series of reprints, beginning with The Jungle in 2017.[3]
Journalism
In 1989, Borten moved from children's literature to broadcast journalism. She worked as an assistant producer at WNYC in New York before beginning to freelance nationally as a reporter and producer. Her work was presented by National Public Radio (NPR), Monitor Radio, and Crossroads.[5]
Borten won a Peabody Award for her 1991 audio documentary The Case Against Women: Sexism in the Courts, produced for NPR's Horizons Program.[4] Another of Borten's NPR Horizons pieces, And Justice for All, a documentary about tenant evictions in New York City, received a Silver Baton in the 1991 Alfred I. Dupont-Columbia University Awards.[6] Borten said she was proud of receiving this award, adding "I feel good about giving a voice to people who have no voice and trying to show the less fortunate as the human beings they are."[5]
Between 1994 and 2004 Borten created a sprawling documentary series titled A Sense of Place, which covered a wide variety of topics over its 43 episodes.[3]
Other writing
Helen Borten continued writing into her eighties. In 2016, she told Publisher's Weekly that she was working on a nonfiction book called Dark Victories: A Murder Case, the Terrorist Scare and Lies in the Name of Justice.[3]
Personal life
Helen Borten is a resident of the Upper West Side of Manhattan, where she raised two sons as a single mother. She has expressed a great love for her neighborhood, saying "There is no such thing as a boring walk in this neighborhood. I enjoy the electricity and the street life and the diversity."[5] She lived in the same apartment there for more than 40 years.[3]
Bibliography
- Little Big-Feather. By Helen Borten and Joseph Longstreth. New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1956.
- Do You See What I See? By Helen Borten. New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1959.
- The Moon Seems To Change. By Helen Borten and Franklyn M. Branley. New York: Crowell, 1960.
- Do You Hear What I Hear? By Helen Borten. New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1960. Reprint: London: Flying Eye Books, 2016.
- What Makes Day and Night. By Helen Borten and Franklyn M. Branley. New York: Crowell, 1961.
- Copycat. By Helen Borten. New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1962. Reprint: London: Happy Books Press, 2021.
- A Picture Has a Special Look. By Helen Borten. New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1962.
- Do You Move As I Do? By Helen Borten. New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1963. Reprint: London: Flying Eye Books, 2017.
- Halloween. By Helen Borten. New York: Crowell, 1965.
- Do You Know What I Know? By Helen Borten. New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1971.
- Do You Go Where I Go? By Helen Borten. New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1972.
- The Jungle. By Helen Borten. New York: Harcourt, Brace, & World, 1968. Reprint: New York: Enchanted Lion Books, 2018.
External Links
Helen Borten Papers at the University of Minnesota
Camp Wo-Chi-Ca
Linked to by International Workers Order and Jerry Silverman
the other blacklist pg 74
Charles White met his second wife (Frances Barrett, a counselor) there while working as an art teacher
" a camp for the children of the left"
Helen Swift Jones
Melba (Sally) Schauman
"the leading landscape architect with the USDA soil conservation service and at the university of washington in 1980 was appointed the first woman chair of a department of landscape architecture." scape toward an urban ecology
- ^ "Collection: Helen Borten Papers | University of Minnesota Archival Collections Guides". archives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ a b c d "Helen Borten: A chance chat with a famous Children's Illustrator". Fish Ink. 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ a b c d e f g Burnett |, Matia. "Classic Children's Books by Helen Borten Return to Print". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ a b c Popova, Maria (2019-06-28). "A Day in the Life of the Jungle: A Poetic Vintage Illustrated Ode to the Wilderness and the Glorious Diversity of Life on Earth". The Marginalian. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ a b c Kansas, Dave (March 19, 1991). "Manhattan Profile / Helen Borten". Newsday. p. 28 – via Proquest.
- ^ Carter, Bill (January 30, 1991). "Series on U.S.S.R. Tops Broadcast Awards". New York Times. pp. C14 – via Proquest.