Kurt Wiese
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Kurt Wiese was an award-winning German-born book illustrator. Wiese wrote and illustrated 20 children's books and illustrated another 300 for other authors.
for six years, selling merchandise as a young man. At the outbreak of World War I, he was captured by the Japanese, and turned over to the British. He spent five years as a prisoner, most of them in Australia
, where his fascination with the animal life inspired him to start sketching again. After his release at the end of the war, Wiese returned to Germany but the economy was so bad that he moved to Brazil
.
. His first critical success was with the illustrations for Felix Salten
's Bambi
in 1929. In 1930 he married Gertrude Hansen, with whom he lived on a farm in Frenchtown, New Jersey
.
(partial listing from Worldcat
.org)
+Lions in the Barn by Virginia Frances Voight; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: New York, Holiday House
1955.
Biography
Wiese was born in Minden, Germany. He aspired to be an artist but was discouraged by his community.World War One
Wiese lived and traveled in ChinaChina
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
for six years, selling merchandise as a young man. At the outbreak of World War I, he was captured by the Japanese, and turned over to the British. He spent five years as a prisoner, most of them in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, where his fascination with the animal life inspired him to start sketching again. After his release at the end of the war, Wiese returned to Germany but the economy was so bad that he moved to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
United States
Wiese began his illustration career in Brazil, and in 1927 moved to the United StatesUnited States
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. His first critical success was with the illustrations for Felix Salten
Felix Salten
Felix Salten was an Austrian author and critic in Vienna. His most famous work is Bambi .-Life:...
's Bambi
Bambi, A Life in the Woods
Bambi, a Life in the Woods, originally published in Austria as Bambi. Eine Lebensgeschichte aus dem Walde, is a 1923 Austrian novel written by Felix Salten and published by Paul Zsolnay Verlag...
in 1929. In 1930 he married Gertrude Hansen, with whom he lived on a farm in Frenchtown, New Jersey
Frenchtown, New Jersey
Frenchtown is a Borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 1,373....
.
Awards
- Caldecott Honor Book Award in 1946 for You Can Write Chinese.
- Caldecott Honor Book Award in 1948 for Fish in the Air.
- Newbery Award winner Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze(illustrator).
- Newbery Honor books Honk the Moose, Li Lun, Lad of Courage, and Daughter of the Mountains(illustrator)
Books and Illustrations
- Pika and the Roses by Elizabeth CoatsworthElizabeth CoatsworthElizabeth Jane Coatsworth was an American author of children's fiction and poetry. Her novel The Cat Who Went to Heaven won the 1931 Newbery Medal....
, illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Publisher: New York, Pantheon BooksPantheon BooksPantheon Books is an American imprint with editorial independence that is part of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.The current editor-in-chief at Pantheon Books is Dan Frank.-Overview:...
1959
(partial listing from Worldcat
WorldCat
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- All about Volcanoes and Earthquakes written by Frederick H. Pough, illustrated by Kurt Wies. Publisher: New York, Random HouseRandom HouseRandom House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
1953. - The Story about PingThe Story about PingThe Story About Ping is a popular children's book. First published in 1933, Ping is a colorfully illustrated story about a domesticated Chinese duck lost on the Yangtze River.-Publication information:...
by Marjorie FlackMarjorie FlackMarjorie Flack was an award-winning artist and writer of children's picture books. Flack was born in Greenport, Long Island, New York in 1897. She was best known for The Story about Ping , popularized by Captain Kangaroo, and for her stories of an insatiably curious Scottish terrier named Angus,...
; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: New York Viking PressViking PressViking Press is an American publishing company owned by the Penguin Group, which has owned the company since 1975. It was founded in New York City on March 1, 1925, by Harold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheim...
, 1933. - The Five Chinese BrothersThe Five Chinese BrothersThe Five Chinese Brothers is an American children's book written by Claire Huchet Bishop and illustrated by Kurt Wiese. It was originally published in 1938 by Coward-McCann.The book is a retelling of a Chinese folk tale.-Plot:...
by Claire Huchet BishopClaire Huchet BishopClaire Huchet Bishop was a children's novelist and librarian, winner of the Newbery Honor for Pancakes-Paris and All Alone and the Josette Frank Award for Twenty and Ten...
; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
Coward-McCann 1938. - The Truffle Pig by Claire Huchet Bishop; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: New York, Coward, McCann & Geoghegan 1971.
- Bambi by Felix Salten; Whittaker ChambersWhittaker ChambersWhittaker Chambers was born Jay Vivian Chambers and also known as David Whittaker Chambers , was an American writer and editor. After being a Communist Party USA member and Soviet spy, he later renounced communism and became an outspoken opponent later testifying in the perjury and espionage trial...
; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: New York : Grosset & DunlapGrosset & DunlapGrosset & Dunlap is a United States book publisher founded in 1898.The company was purchased by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1982 and today is part of the British publishing conglomerate, Pearson PLC through its American subsidiary Penguin Group....
, 1929. - The Art of Freddy by Walter R. BrooksWalter R. BrooksWalter Rollin Brooks was an American writer best remembered for his short stories and children's books, particularly those about Freddy the Pig and other anthropomorphic animal inhabitants of the "Bean farm" in upstate New York.Born in Rome, New York, Brooks attended college at the University of...
; Kurt Wiese; Michael Cart. Publisher: New York : Overlook Press, 2002. - Freddy the Detective by Walter R. Brooks; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: New York, A.A. Knopf, 1932
- Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis. Publisher: Philadelphia, Chicago [etc.] John C. Winston Co. 1932.
- Daughter of the Mountains; by Louise Rankin; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: New York, Viking Press 1948.
- Freddy and the Bean Home NewsFreddy and the Bean Home NewsFreddy and the Bean Home News is the tenth book in the humorous children's series Freddy the Pig written by American author Walter R. Brooks and illustrated by Kurt Wiese. The story takes place when the United States was in the middle of World War II.When freedom of the press is stifled in the...
by Walter R Brooks; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: New York : Overlook Press, 2000. - All the Mowgli Stories by Rudyard KiplingRudyard KiplingJoseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature...
; Kurt Wiese; Kipling Collection (Library of Congress). Publisher: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1936. - Freddy Plays Football by Walter R. Brooks; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: New York : Overlook Press, 2001.
- Freddy goes to FloridaFreddy Goes to FloridaFreddy Goes to Florida , is the first of the Freddy the Pig books written by Walter R. Brooks. It tells how the animals of the Bean Farm traveled to Florida and back again, and their adventures on the way.-Plot summary:Freddy was an intelligent pig that lived on the Bean Farm...
by Walter R. Brooks; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: New York, A.A. Knopf, 1949. - Freddy goes to the North PoleFreddy Goes to the North PoleFreddy goes to the North Pole is the second of the Freddy the Pig books written by Walter R. Brooks...
by Walter R. Brooks; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: New York : Overlook Press, 2001. - Honk, the Moose by Phil StongPhil StongPhilip Duffield Stong was an American author, journalist and Hollywood scenarist. He is best known for writing the novel State Fair, on which three films and one musical by that name were based....
; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead, 1935. - Freddy and the Dragon by Walter R. Brooks; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: Woodstock, NY : Overlook Press, 2000.
- With Love and Irony by Yutang Lin; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: New York : J. Day Co., 1940.
- Freddy the MagicianFreddy the MagicianFreddy the Magician is the 14th book in the humorous children's series Freddy the Pig written by American author Walter R. Brooks and illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Freddy is ecstatic over the opportunity to learn magic tricks from a professional. However it is just part of a criminal plot to recover...
by Walter R Brooks; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: Woodstock, N.Y. : Overlook Press, 2002. - The Fables of Aesop by AesopAesopAesop was a Greek writer credited with a number of popular fables. Older spellings of his name have included Esop and Isope. Although his existence remains uncertain and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a...
; Joseph JacobsJoseph JacobsJoseph Jacobs was a folklorist, literary critic and historian. His works included contributions to the Jewish Encyclopaedia, translations of European works, and critical editions of early English literature...
; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: New York, Macmillan 1950. - Freddy the PilotFreddy the PilotFreddy the Pilot is the 19th book in the humorous children's Freddy the Pig series written by Walter R. Brooks and illustrated by Kurt Wiese. When an airplane from a secret airstrip terrorizes the performances of his friend Mr...
by Walter R. Brooks; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: New York : Overlook Press, 1999. - Silver Chief, Dog of the North by Jack O'BrienJack O'BrienJack O'Brien may refer to:*Jack O'Brien *Jack O'Brien , American baseball player*Philadelphia Jack O'Brien , American Boxer, former light heavyweight boxing champion of the world...
Publisher: Philadelphia, J.C. Winston Co. 1933. - Li Lun, Lad of Courage by Carolyn Treffinger; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: New York : Abingdon PressAbingdon PressAbingdon Press is the book publishing arm of the United Methodist Publishing House which publishes sheet music, ministerial resources, Bible-study aids, and other items, often with a focus on Methodism and Methodists. Abingdon Press was begun in the early 1900s by The Methodist Church, and is...
, 1947. - You can Write Chinese by Kurt Wiese, Publisher: New York, Viking PressViking PressViking Press is an American publishing company owned by the Penguin Group, which has owned the company since 1975. It was founded in New York City on March 1, 1925, by Harold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheim...
, 1945. - Twenty-two Bears by Claire Huchet Bishop; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: New York, Viking Press 1964.
- Happy Easter by Kurt Wiese. Publisher: New York, Viking Press, 1952.
- Pecos Bill and Lightning by Leigh Peck; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1940.
- Twenty Thousand Leagues under the SeaTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the SeaTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne published in 1870. It tells the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus as seen from the perspective of Professor Pierre Aronnax...
by Jules VerneJules VerneJules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , A Journey to the Center of the Earth , and Around the World in Eighty Days...
; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: Cleveland and New York, World Pub. Co. 1946. - Freddy and the Perilous Adventure by Walter R Brooks; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1986, 1942.
- Yen-Foh A Chinese Boy adapted from the Chinese by Ethel J Eldridge printed by Junior Press Books Albert Whitman & Co Chicago 1939.
+Lions in the Barn by Virginia Frances Voight; Kurt Wiese. Publisher: New York, Holiday House
Holiday House
Holiday House, Inc., is a publishing house founded in 1935 in New York City, specializing in children's literature. It is a member of the Children's Book Council....
1955.
- Valiant, Dog Of The Timberline by Jack O'Brien. Publisher: New York, Grosset & DunlapGrosset & DunlapGrosset & Dunlap is a United States book publisher founded in 1898.The company was purchased by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1982 and today is part of the British publishing conglomerate, Pearson PLC through its American subsidiary Penguin Group....
, 1935 - Sheep by Archer B. Gilfillan, illustrations by Kurt Wiese. Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown, and Company, 1936