Juliet Appleby
Juliet Kepes (Appleby; 1919–1999) was a British illustrator, painter and sculptor.
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Juliet Appleby
- Born
- 1919 · London.
- Died
- 1999 · London.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator · writer
- Education
- University of Brighton
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Juliet Kepes (Appleby; 1919–1999) was a British illustrator, painter and sculptor.
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Pencil sketch by George Henry Harlow, 1814, http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/largerimage.php?mkey=mw05495
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Pencil sketch by George Henry Harlow, 1814, http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/largerimage.php?mkey=mw05495
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Life
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Kepes studied at Brighton School in the 1930s, and met her future husband, György Kepes in Shaftesbury Avenue in 1936. When in 1937, György was offered a teaching position at the New Bauhaus in Chicago – Juliet went with him to study, while he taught. In later life, they moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts – again for György's work.
Professional work
Professional work
In the early 1950s, Kepes began writing and illustrating children's book. Her first work was published in 1952 and was titled Five Little Monkeys. The work was good enough to win a Caldecott Medal honour in 1953, missing out on the medal to The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward.
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1919
Juliet Appleby was born in 1919 at London.
1999
Juliet Appleby died in 1999 at London.
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