Atha Tehon Explained

Atha Tehon
Birth Name:Atha Lee Tehon
Birth Date:20 January 1926
Education:University of Pennsylvania School of Design
Nationality:American
Other Names:Atha Tehon Thiras
Known For:Book design, type design
Occupation:Art director

Atha Tehon Thiras (January 20, 1926 – February 15, 2012),[1] professionally credited as Atha Tehon, was the daughter and second child of Dr. Leo Roy Tehon and Mrs. Leo Tehon,[2] of Illinois.

Tehon was a student at the Jerry Farnsworth School in North Truro in the summers of 1947 and 1948, and graduated with an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania School of Design in 1949.[3]

Work

Tehon served as the art director at Dial Books for Young Readers for 32 years,[4] retiring in 2001. A number of the books she worked on received Caldecott medals and honors including: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, Ashanti to Zulu, Moja Means One, and . She also worked as a freelance designer for Farrar, Straus and Giroux.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kulkus . Emily . 11 May 2012 . East Syracuse woman leaves $50,000 fund for cats that still need a home . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240407220610/https://www.syracuse.com/news/2012/05/east_syracuse_woman_leaves_500.html . 7 April 2024 . 7 April 2024 . . en.
  2. Shanor . Leland . 1955 . Leo Roy Tehon: 1895-1954 . . 47 . 4 . 597–601 . 10.1080/00275514.1955.12024477 . 0027-5514 . 3755670.
  3. Web site: January 2008 . PennDesign Annual - PennDesign Annual Fund and Penn Fund . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111125041759/http://www.design.upenn.edu/files/pda-v16-8-honor_roll_08.pdf . 25 November 2011 . 2 February 2012 . . 19.
  4. Britton . Jason . 28 October 2002 . A New Day For Design: Five art directors discuss the evolving field of children's book design . live . . 249 . 43 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230713161023/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20021028/29156-a-new-day-for-design.html . 13 July 2023 . 2 February 2012.
  5. Web site: 23 February 2012 . Obituary: Atha Tehon . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220523214317/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/50758-obituary-atha-tehon.html . 23 May 2022 . 13 June 2012 . . en.

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