Sketch for Ch. 8 of Judy's Journey
Sketch, Judy's Journey, Lois Lenski
This is the pencil sketch of illustration number 28 on page 108 of Judy's Journey. It shows a girl in an orchard, picking fruit with baskets.
Lois Lenski
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Sketch for Ch. 14 of Judy's Journey
Sketch, Judy's Journey, Lois Lenski
This is a pencil sketch of illustration number 54 on page 204 of Judy's Journey.
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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.
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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.
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Books on Exhibition Newspaper Clipping
Newspaper Clipping, FSU Special Collections, Lois Lenski
When the Lois Lenski Collection was donated to Florida State University, illustrations, manuscripts and sketches were displayed in Strozier Library.
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Original Illustration from Strawberry Girl - Page 142
Illustration, Strawberry Girl, Lois Lenski
The original pencil illustration for page 142 of Strawberry Girl, dated 1945.
Lois Lenski
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1945
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Original Illustration from Strawberry Girl - Page 39
Illustration, Strawberry Girl, Lois Lenski
This is the original illustration for page 39 of Strawberry Girl, showing the Boyer family. The illustration is dated 1945.
Lois Lenski
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1945
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We Live in the Country - Back Inside Book Cover
Book, We Live in the Country, Lois Lenski
Back inside cover from We Live in the Country, originally published in 1960.
Lois Lenski
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1960
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We Live in the Country - Front Inside Book Cover
Book, We Live in the Country, Lois Lenski
This is the first page of We Live in the Country, signed by Lois Lenski. We Live in the Country was originally published in 1960.
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1960
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Picture Map of Florida
Map, Strawberry Girl, Lois Lenski
Map of Florida, the setting for Strawberry Girl. Lenski's regional books had maps in the cover, drawn by Lenski, giving her readers a visual of the area they were reading about.
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