Carl Burger
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Carl V. Burger was native to Maryville, Tennessee, known for his children's’ and youth literature illustrations for the Newberry Award winning novel Old Yeller
by Fred Gipson; Little Rascal by Sterling North, and The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford.
and Stanford University
prior to transferring to Cornell University
, where he took his Bachelor of Architecture in 1912. At Cornell, Burger was art editor for the Cornell Era and the Cornellian. His mentor was the noted naturalist Louis Agassiz Fuertes
. Burger later studied at the School of Museum of Fine Arts in Boston for three years.
. Carl completed his national service in the United States Armed Forces between 1917 to 1920, rising to the rank of Captain, United States Army. During this period he organized and directed the American Expeditionary Forces School of Painting in Beaune, France. The illustrations in The History of the Inter-Allied Games, published at Paris by the United States Army, were drawn under Burger’s direction.
Carl Burger commenced his artistic career as an Art Director for N.W. Ayer and Sons, a New York-based advertising firm with offices in Philadelphia. He also worked for Edwin Bird Wilson, Inc., a financial advertising firm with offices in New York City and Chicago and Barton, Durstine & Osborn. During World War Two, he was the art director for the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C. Burger wrote and illustrated his own books as well as illustrating many books and magazines. These included All About Fish, published by Random House in 1965. Burger also contributed All About Dogs and All About Elephants. He also painted large murals for the Bronx Zoo
and the New York Aquarium
.
, the New York Zoological Society, the Cornell Club of New York, the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, and through that organization, the Irving Literary Society
. He lived in Pleasantville, New York, at his death in 1967.
Old Yeller
Old Yeller is a 1956 children's novel by Fred Gipson, which received a Newbery Honor in 1957. It was illustrated by Carl Burger. The title is taken from the name of the big yellow dog who is the center of the book's story...
by Fred Gipson; Little Rascal by Sterling North, and The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford.
Education
His parents were a banker, Joseph Burger and Elizabeth (Knox) Burger. He attended Maryville CollegeMaryville College
Maryville College is a private four-year liberal arts college in Maryville, Tennessee, near Knoxville. It was founded in 1819 by Presbyterian minister Isaac L. Anderson for the purpose of furthering education and enlightenment into the West. The College is one of the fifty oldest colleges in the...
and Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
prior to transferring to Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, where he took his Bachelor of Architecture in 1912. At Cornell, Burger was art editor for the Cornell Era and the Cornellian. His mentor was the noted naturalist Louis Agassiz Fuertes
Louis Agassiz Fuertes
Louis Agassiz Fuertes was an American ornithologist, illustrator and artist.-Biography:Fuertes was the son of Estevan and Mary Stone Perry Fuertes....
. Burger later studied at the School of Museum of Fine Arts in Boston for three years.
Artistic Career
Prior to the First World War, he worked for the Boston Post, drawing sports and political cartoons, as well as illustrations for the Sunday edition. He married Margaret Rothery on September 18, 1920. The Burgers had one child, Knox BurgerKnox Burger
Knox Breckenridge Burger was an editor, writer, and literary agent who lived in New York City. He published Kurt Vonnegut's first short-story and founded Knox Burger & Associates, a literary agency with his wife....
. Carl completed his national service in the United States Armed Forces between 1917 to 1920, rising to the rank of Captain, United States Army. During this period he organized and directed the American Expeditionary Forces School of Painting in Beaune, France. The illustrations in The History of the Inter-Allied Games, published at Paris by the United States Army, were drawn under Burger’s direction.
Carl Burger commenced his artistic career as an Art Director for N.W. Ayer and Sons, a New York-based advertising firm with offices in Philadelphia. He also worked for Edwin Bird Wilson, Inc., a financial advertising firm with offices in New York City and Chicago and Barton, Durstine & Osborn. During World War Two, he was the art director for the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C. Burger wrote and illustrated his own books as well as illustrating many books and magazines. These included All About Fish, published by Random House in 1965. Burger also contributed All About Dogs and All About Elephants. He also painted large murals for the Bronx Zoo
Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo is located in the Bronx borough of New York City, within Bronx Park. It is the largest metropolitan zoo in the United States, comprising of park lands and naturalistic habitats, through which the Bronx River flows....
and the New York Aquarium
New York Aquarium
The New York Aquarium is the oldest continually operating aquarium in the United States, having opened in Castle Garden in Battery Park, Manhattan in 1896. Since 1957, it has been located on the boardwalk in Coney Island, Brooklyn. The aquarium is managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society as...
.
Member
Burger was a member of the American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History , located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States, is one of the largest and most celebrated museums in the world...
, the New York Zoological Society, the Cornell Club of New York, the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, and through that organization, the Irving Literary Society
The Irving Literary Society (Cornell University)
Cornell literary societies were a group of 19th century student organizations at Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York, formed for the purpose of promoting language skills and oratory. The U.S...
. He lived in Pleasantville, New York, at his death in 1967.