Gladys Emerson Cook Explained
| Gladys Emerson Cook |
| Birth Date: | 7 November 1894 |
| Death Date: | February 1977 (aged 82) |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Artist |
Gladys Emerson Cook (November 7, 1894 – February 20, 1977) was an American artist. She is known for her pictures of domestic pets and wild animals. Cook also wrote and illustrated books about animals including how to draw them.
Early life and education
Cook was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts.[1] She earned a bachelor of science degree at Skidmore College in 1921,[2] followed by a master's degree at the University of Wisconsin in 1923.[3]
Works
Art
Cook's artworks are held in the collections of the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art (Queenie and Her Cubs),[4] the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Siamese Interlude),[5] the New York Public Library (Queenie and Her Cubs),[6] Huntsville Museum of Art (Trellis Gateway),[7] the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution, the Cincinnati Art Museum, and the AKC Museum of the Dog (Ch. King Messenger,[8] Pug Puppy,[9] Pug Drawing,[10] Tri-Int. Ch. Pugville’s Mighty Jim,[11] and Wire Fox Terrier).[12]
Thirty-five of Cook's watercolor drawings are included in the Index of American Design held at the National Gallery of Art.[13]
Books
Cook wrote and illustrated:
- Drawing Wildlife (1972)
- All Breeds, All Champions: A Book Of Dogs (1962)
- Drawing Cats: Breeds; Structure; Anatomy; Poses and Behavior (1958)
- Drawing Dogs (1958)
- Circus Clowns On Parade (1956)
- The Big Book Of Cats (with contributing text by Felix Sutton) (1954)
- American Champions (1945) #
- Zoo Animals (1943) .
She illustrated:
- Black Douglas (written by Adelaide Bolton Louden) (1957)
- Favorite Cat Stories Of Pamela And James Mason (written by Pamela And James Mason) (1956)
- Drawing Animals (written by Victor Semon Pérard) (1951)
- Cats: Care, Training, Feeding, Breeding, Exhibiting (written by Marguerite Ann Norton) (1949)
- Drawing horses (written by Victor Semon Pérard) (1944)
- Matou, The Biography Of A Cat (written by Max Kaufman) (1942)
- Hiram And Other Cats (written by Laurence Dwight Smith) (1941) .
Further reading
- The Print Club of Albany Presents The Annual Print For 1956-1957: Queenie and Her Cubs - A Lithograph By Gladys Emerson Cook, SAGA, FRSA. (includes a short biography of Cook)
- Gladys Emerson Cook – Cats, Dogs, & Erte? - article from the Journal Of Antiques & Collectibles[14]
- Paintings by American Women: Selections From The Collection Of Louise and Alan Sellars by Paul E. Sternberg
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Falk, Peter Hastings . Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America . Sound View Press . 1999 . 0932087558 . Madison, Connecticut . 719 . en-US.
- Summer 1977 . Totten . Patricia . Class of 1921 . Skidmore College Alumni Class Notes . 1.
- Web site: University of Wisconsin Catalogue 19231-924 . 2024-07-02 . search.library.wisc.edu . 753.
- Web site: "Queenie" and Her Cubs . beach.emuseum.com . Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art . June 1, 2022.
- Web site: Siamese Interlude early 20th-mid 20th century . metmuseum.org . The MET . June 1, 2022.
- Web site: 'Queenie and her cubs . nypl.org . New York Public Library . June 1, 2022.
- Web site: Rebels with a Cause . hsvmuseum.org . June 2017 . Huntsville Museum of Art . June 1, 2022.
- Web site: Ch. King Messenger (study for illustration) . museumofthedog.org . the AKC Museum of the Dog . June 1, 2022.
- Web site: Pug Puppy . museumofthedog.org . the AKC Museum of the Dog . June 1, 2022.
- Web site: Pug Drawing . museumofthedog.org . the AKC Museum of the Dog . June 1, 2022.
- Web site: Tri-Int. Ch. Pugville's Mighty Jim . museumofthedog.org . the AKC Museum of the Dog . June 1, 2022.
- Web site: Wire Fox Terrier . museumofthedog.org . the AKC Museum of the Dog . June 1, 2022.
- Web site: Cook, Gladys . 2024-07-02 . National Gallery of Art: Collections.
- Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell . July 2012 . Gladys Emerson Cook – Cats, Dogs, & Erte? . Journal Of Antiques & Collectibles . June 1, 2022.
