Rough Sketch for Ch. 3 of Judy's Journey
Sketch, Process, Judy's Journey, Lois Lenski
Judy's Journey was originally published in 1947 as part of Lois Lenski's regional books. It is the story of a child of a migrant family that journeys from Alabama sharecropper shack in a desperate search for security. This rough sketch is from chapter 3 of Judy's Journey and shows the children running in an orchard.
Lois Lenski
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Florida State University Libraries
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Stamp with Log Cabin
Stamp, Process, Lois Lenski
In the production of Lois Lenski's books, her illustrations would be converted to metal stamps. Her images could then be reproduced again and again.
Lois Lenski
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Florida State University Libraries
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metal stamp
Sketch of a Mossy Tree
Tree, Moss, Florida, Lois Lenski, Sketch
A sketch of a tree covered in moss. This is characteristic of Florida vegetation. This sketch was done in relation to research for Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski.
Lois Lenski
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Progressive Sketch of a Female Figure
Process, Sketch, Lois Lenski, Female Figure
This a sketch that shows Lenski's process while drawing figures. On the left we see a female figure raising an axe or a hoe. To the right, the same female figure is drawn but with more precision, detail, and better proportions. This sketch was done in relation to research for Strawberry Girl.
Lois Lenski
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Sketch of Flowers
Flowers, Lois Lenski, Research process
This is a sketch of flowers done by Lois Lenski while she was researching for Strawberry Girl. She paid great attention to detail and had a realistic component to her drawings.
Lois Lenski
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Florida State University Libraries
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Lois Lenski at Drawing Table
Lois Lenski, photograph
Photograph of Lois Lenski at work at her drawing table.
Lois Lenski
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Florida State University Libraries
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Lois Lenski at Typewriter
Lois Lenski, photograph
A picture of Lois Lenski at her typewriter.
Lois Lenski
FSU Special Collections
Florida State University Libraries
1954
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Preparatory Sketch of Timothy Trott and His Snowball
Sketch, Timothy Trott, Lois Lenski
This is a preparatory sketch for a mini-comic entirled Timothy Trott and his Snowball. This piece exemplifies Lois Lenski's process.
Lois Lenski
FSU Special Collections
Florida Statue Universitiy Libraries
Jan 1939
Florida State University Libraries
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Print of Page 110 of We Live in the Country
Print, We Live in the Country, Lois Lenski
This is a print of one of Lois Lenski's illustrations from her book We Live in the Country.
Lois Lenski
FSU Special Collections
Florida State University Libraries
1960
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Hand Written Chapter 14 of Strawberry Girl
Chapter 14, Process, Strawberry Girl, Lois Lenski
Handwritten excerpt of Chapter 14 from Strawberry Girl detailing Lois Lenki's writing process.
Lois Lenski
FSU Special Collections
Florida State University Libraries
1945
Florida State University Libraries
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Text from handwritten chapter