Emma L. Brock Explained

Emma Lillian Brock
Birth Date:11 June 1886[1] [2]
Birth Place:Fort Shaw, Montana, U.S.
Resting Place:Lakeside Cemetery, Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota
Known For:Runaway Sardine
Occupation:children's author, illustrator
Education:University of Minnesota
Arts Student League

Emma Lillian Brock[2] (June 11, 1886  - August 17, 1974) was an American children's author and illustrator of over 30 children's books.[1]

Early life and career

Brock was the eldest of two daughters born in Fort Shaw, Montana to Morton W. Brock and Emma Brownson.[3] She attended The University of Minnesota (from which she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1908[4]), the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts,[2] [5] and the Art Students League of New York,[1] where she studied with George Bridgman, Boardman Robinson, and Joseph Pennell.[2] During this period (from roughly 1909 through at least the mid-19-teens), Brock paid her way through art schools by working as a librarian in the Minneapolis and New York public library systems, respectively.[2] In the former, she was with the art department, while in New York she served in the children's rooms.[6]

Prior to the publication in 1929 of Runaway Sardine, the first book both written and illustrated by Brock[1] (as well as her own personal favorite),[7] Brock's professional debut as an illustrator came in 1922 with Clara Whitehill Hunt's adaptation of R. H. Horne's Memoirs of a London Doll.[8] [9]

Brooklyn Times columnist—and fellow children's author[10] —Elsie Jean described Brock's 1929 authorial debut as "one of the loveliest picture books" of 1929, enjoyable from first page to last and ideal for ages 4 through 9, concluding, "I'm going to keep this one for my very own self, and I'm over nine!"[11]

Personal life and death

Brock died on August 17, 1974. Her remains are interred at Lakeside Cemetery, Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota.[1]

Bibliography

Brock also illustrated children's books by other authors, such as Sandy's Kingdom by Mary Gould Davis,[12] The Wise Little Donkey by the Countess of Segur,[13] and Granny's Wonderful Chair by Frances Browne.[14]

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Thornley, Stew (2004). Six Feet Under: A Graveyard Guide to Minnesota. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 8. .
  2. Crump, Robert L. (2009). Minnesota Prints and Printmakers, 1900-1945. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 69. .
  3. "Minnesota State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQ9-281 : 18 February 2021), Emma L Brock, St Paul, Ward Number: 11, Ramsey, Minnesota; citing p. 23, line 48, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 928,809.See also:
    • "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4H4-LBS : 4 December 2014), Emma Lillian Brock, 17 Aug 1974; from "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Hennepin, Minnesota, record 1921573, certificate number 021671, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.
    • "Spray of the Falls". Great Falls Tribune. August 21, 1986. p. 8.
  4. https://www.newspapers.com/image/179942059/?clipping_id=44920930 "'U' Seniors, 538 Strong, Quit School for World"
  5. https://www.newspapers.com/image/180115713/?clipping_id=128135204 "Art Lovers View Drawings at Closing Exercises of School"
  6. Howes, Durward, ed. (1937). American Women : The Official Who's Who Among the Women of the Nation, Vol. II (1937-38). Los Angeles, CA: American Publications, Inc. p. 84. .
  7. https://www.newspapers.com/image/188402156/?clipping_id=127688317 "School Children Interview Author; She's Their Neighbor"
  8. Little Rock Library (November 12, 1922). "Children's Book Week Celebrated Nov 12—18; Little Rock Library Submits Comprehensive Article on the Subject". The Arkansas Democrat. p. 29.
  9. https://www.newspapers.com/image/222852833/?clipping_id=128134982 "Watercolor Exhibit Opened by Twin City Illustrator at Library"
  10. News: Elsie Jean Is Dead; Wrote Books, Music for Children. June 11, 1953. New York Herald Tribune. 26. .
  11. Jean, Elsie (November 16, 1929). "Elsie-Jean Tells Happy-Timers of Interesting Children's Books". The Brooklyn Daily Times. p. 7.
  12. News: New Books for Boys and Girls. November 3, 1935. New York Times. BR10. Emma Brock's fine drawings have strength and vitality and an exactness in illustrating the text that child readers will appreciate.. .
  13. https://books.google.com/books?id=GgRFAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22illustrations+by+emma+l+brock%22+%22wise+little+donkey%22&pg=RA1-PA165 "Children's Books; For Younger Children"
  14. https://books.google.com/books?id=KpcEAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22illustrations+by+Emma+L.+Brock%22&pg=PA428 "New Books"

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