Blanche Fisher Wright
Illustration — Blanche Fisher Wright illustration from the 1913 The Goody-Naughty Book Blanche Fisher Wright Laite (1887 – 1971) was an American children's book illustrator active in the 1910s. She is best known for illustrating The Real Mother Goose, published in 1916 by Rand McNally. She married actor Charles Laite and in 1925 they fostered Gordon Laite who became a children's book illustrator in the 1960s and 1970s.
Also recorded as Blanche Verna Fisher · Blanche Laite · Blanche Holmes · Blanche Fisher Laite
Blanche Fisher Wright
Sarah Cory Rippey. · The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Goody-Naughty Book · Public domain
- Full name
- Blanche Verna Fisher.
- Born
- 1887. · Wisconsin.
- Died
- 1971. · Illinois.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- illustrator.
- Languages
- English.
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Illustration — Blanche Fisher Wright illustration from the 1913 The Goody-Naughty Book Blanche Fisher Wright Laite (1887 – 1971) was an American children's book illustrator active in the 1910s. She is best known for illustrating The Real Mother Goose, published in 1916 by Rand McNally. She married actor Charles Laite and in 1925 they fostered Gordon Laite who became a children's book illustrator in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Blanche Fisher Wright (1887–1971) was an American illustrator. Born Blanche Verna Fisher in Wisconsin, the illustrator died in Illinois. Languages used include English.
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1887
Blanche Fisher Wright born at Wisconsin.
1971
Blanche Fisher Wright died at Illinois.
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• The Goody-Naughty Book, by Sarah Cory Rippey (Rand McNally, 1913) • The Real Mother Goose (Rand McNally & Co., 1916) • The Natural Method Readers: A Second Reader, by Hannah T. McManus and John H. Haaren (C. Scribner's Sons, 1915) • The Natural Method Readers: A Third Reader, by Hannah T. McManus and John H. Haaren (C. Scribner's Sons, 1916) • The Natural Method Readers: A Fourth Reader, by Hannah T. McManus and John H. Haaren (C. Scribner's Sons, 1917) • The Peter Patter Book of Nursery Rhymes, by Leroy F. Jackson (Rand McNally & Co, 1918) • Tommy Snooks and Other Mother Goose Rhymes (Rand McNally & Co., c. 1916) As Blanche Fisher Laite • Everychild: A Story Which the Old May Interpret to the Young and Which the Young May Interpret to the Old, by Louis Dodge (C. Scribner's Sons, 1921) • A Journey to Health Land, by J. Mace Andress and Annie Turner Andress (Ginn & Co., 1924)
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Blanche Fisher Wright was recorded at birth as Blanche Verna Fisher. The authorities additionally record the headings Blanche Verna Fisher, Blanche Laite, Blanche Holmes, Blanche Fisher Laite and B. Her recorded language was English. Recorded with the occupation illustrator. Recorded as a citizen of United States.
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