Pelagie Doane Explained

Pelagie Doane
Birth Name:Pelagie Dorothy Doane
Birth Date:April 11, 1906
Birth Place:Ambler, Pennsylvania
Death Date:December 9, 1966
Other Names:Pelagie Doane Hoffner, Dorothy Hoffner
Occupation:Illustrator, writer

Pelagie Doane Hoffner (April 11, 1906 – December 9, 1966) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books.

Early life and education

Doane was born in Ambler, Pennsylvania or Palmyra, New Jersey (sources vary), the daughter of Warren Finney Doane and Pelagie Judith Plasschaert Doane. Her father was an editor.[1] She went to art school in Philadelphia. "For many generations there has been a Pelagie in the family," explained one profile, about her unusual given name.[2]

Career

Doane was a prolific illustrator of children's books from the 1930s into the 1960s, especially known for her work on books with Christian themes, and on Margaret Sutton's Judy Bolton mysteries.[3] [4] [5] She also wrote books for children, again often on religious subjects.[6] "Children are people, so I paint up to their level, not down," she explained about her work.[7]

A Small Child's Bible (1946), with seventy stories written and illustrated by Doane, was described as "a standard" in 1960.[8] "Here is a book that both child and parent can read together with pleasure," remarked a 1952 reviewer about her A Book of Nature, a chlid's guide to flora and fauna common in the northeastern United States.[9]

Publications

As illustrator

As author or editor

As Dorothy Hoffner

Personal life

Doane married Warren Earl Hoffner in the 1930s. They lived in Glendola, New Jersey after 1948.[33] Her husband died in 1958,[34] and she died in 1966, at the age of 60, in Belmar, New Jersey.[35] There is a box of her illustrations from three book projects at the University of Minnesota.[36]

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Notes and References

  1. News: 1930-03-07 . Editor on Grundy's Payroll for Years; Warren F. Doane Testifies before Lobby Inquiry Committee . 20 . The York Dispatch . 2023-12-02 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: MacKay . Ruth . 1950-09-06 . Illustrator of Children's Books Spends Many Long Hours at her Drawing Board . 30 . Chicago Tribune . 2023-12-02 . Newspapers.com.
  3. Book: Sutton, Margaret . The Invisible Chimes . 2008-07-31 . Applewood Books . 978-1-4290-9023-0 . en.
  4. Book: Sutton, Margaret . The Clue in the Ruined Castle . 2008-07-31 . Applewood Books . 978-1-4290-9046-9 . en.
  5. Book: Sutton, Margaret . The Mystic Ball . 2008-07-31 . Applewood Books . 978-1-4290-9027-8 . en.
  6. News: 1960-06-04 . Two Splendid Books for Children . 8 . Star-Phoenix . 2023-12-02 . Newspapers.com.
  7. Book: Johanna Spyri . Heidi . 1880 . Collins . Internet Archive . About the Artist.
  8. News: 1960-02-21 . Let's Visit: Pelagie Doane . 29 . Asbury Park Press . 2023-12-02 . Newspapers.com.
  9. News: Ames . Alfred C. . 1952-11-16 . Books for Young Nature Lovers . 189 . Chicago Tribune . 2023-12-02 . Newspapers.com.
  10. Book: Sutton, Margaret . The Haunted Attic . 2008-07-31 . Applewood Books . 978-1-4290-9022-3 . en.
  11. Book: Sutton, Margaret . Mark on the Mirror #15 . 2011-10-07 . Applewood Books . 978-1-4290-9035-3 . en.
  12. Book: Garis . Lilian . The Forbidden Trail: Melody Lane Mystery Stories #2 . Doane . Pelagie (Illustrator) . 1933-01-01 . Grosset & Dunlap . Internet Archive . Internet Archive.
  13. Book: Paxson, Mary Scarborough . Mary Paxson : her book, 1880-1884 . 2001 . Bedford, MA : Applewood Books . Internet Archive . 978-1-55709-582-4.
  14. News: 1940-11-30 . Anthology for Nursery . 11 . The Gazette . 2023-12-02 . Newspapers.com.
  15. News: Eaton . Anne T. . November 16, 1941 . Grandmother's Name . en . 70 . The New York Times . 2023-12-02.
  16. Book: Quigg . Jane . Polly Peters . Doane . Pelagie . 1942 . London, New York: Oxford University Press . Internet Archive.
  17. December 1942 . Reprints and Newly-Illustrated Editions . Wisconsin Library Journal . 38 . 10 . 192.
  18. Book: Jones, Mary Alice . Tell me about God . 1943 . New York, Chicago [etc.] Rand McNally & company . Internet Archive.
  19. Book: Ann Sterling Boesel . Singing with peter and patsy . 1944 . Oxford University Press . Internet Archive.
  20. Web site: More silver pennies . 2023-12-02 . WorldCat . en.
  21. Book: Jones . Mary Alice . Tell me about Jesus . Doane . Pelagie . 1946 . New York : Rand McNally . Internet Archive.
  22. Book: Tritten, Charles . Heidi's children . 1939 . New York : Grosset & Dunlap . Internet Archive.
  23. Book: Palmer, Robin . Fairy elves : a dictionary of the little people with some old tales and verses about them . 1964 . New York : Henry Z. Walck . Internet Archive.
  24. News: Blount . Charlotte . 1959-01-18 . Children's Bookshelf . 33 . Winston-Salem Journal . 2023-12-02 . Newspapers.com.
  25. Book: Pelagie Doane . A small child's Bible . 1946 . H.Z. Walck; First Edition edition . Internet Archive . English.
  26. News: 1947-02-16 . A Small Child's Bible (review) . 145 . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Newspapers.com. 2023-12-02.
  27. Book: Doane, Pelagie . A book of nature . 1952 . New York, Oxford University Press . Internet Archive.
  28. Book: Doane, Pelagie . Bible children; stories from the Old Testament . 1954 . Philadelphia, Lippincott . Internet Archive.
  29. News: Fuller . Edmund . 1954-11-14 . Religious Stories . 235 . Chicago Tribune . 2023-12-02 . Newspapers.com.
  30. Book: Pelagie Doane . Poems of Praise . 1955 . Internet Archive.
  31. Book: Doane, Pelagie . St. Francis . 1960 . New York, H.Z. Walck . Internet Archive.
  32. News: 1947-03-09 . Cooking Guide Help in Kitchen . 15 . News and Record . 2023-12-02 . Newspapers.com.
  33. News: 1964-12-06 . Pelagie Doane Hoffner . 19 . Asbury Park Press . 2023-12-02 . Newspapers.com.
  34. News: 1958-02-17 . Warren E. Hoffner . 2 . Asbury Park Press . 2023-12-02 . Newspapers.com.
  35. News: 1966-12-15 . Mrs. Warren Hoffner . 4 . The Coast Star . 2023-12-02 . Newspapers.com.
  36. Web site: Collection: Pelagie Doane Papers. 2023-12-02 . University of Minnesota Archival Collections Guides .

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