Elizabeth Orton Jones

Writer, Author

1910 – 2005

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Who was Elizabeth Orton Jones?

Elizabeth Orton Jones was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. She won the 1945 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing Prayer for a Child, after being a runner-up one year earlier.

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Born
Jun 25, 1910
Highland Park
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  • University of Chicago
Died
May 10, 2005

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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