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Winter officially begins tomorrow! Atha Tehon (1926-2012) was a children's book designer and art director at Dial Books for Young Readers for thirty years and a freelance designer. She had tons of talented and artistic friends who wrote her letters with illustrations, not only on the letter, but sometimes on the envelope, too. W.C. (Bud) Ferguson sent some of the best! From the Atha Tehon papers, 1929-2012. Check out the Special Collections Processing Center blog here: http://ow.ly/dmoT30dO7wZ Call number: Ms. Coll. 1260, Box 3, Folder 1 http://ow.ly/7dHF30hcwcA * * * #KislakCenter #scpc #Pennlibraries #librariesofinstagram #wintersolstice #illustration #specialcollections #design #doodle #ski #athatehon #writerwednesday #budferguson

Today is the second of the seven day celebration of Kwanzaa. This fantastic book is by Andrea Davis Pinkney, prolific children’s book author and wife of illustrator Jerry Pinkney, who was a speaker in the 2014 Kislak Center symposium *Creating Children’s Books: Collaboration and Change*. This particular book, “Seven Candles for Kwanzaa” is illustrated by their son Brian. The drawings were created using scratchboard overlaid with oil pastels. Here a family is depicted taking part in the Karamu feast. During this feast the Kikombe cha Umoja, or Unity Cup, is passed around the each participant, who takes a sip to promote family unity and honor their ancestors. This book is a part of the Atha Tehon Collection. Seven Candles for Kwanzaa, New York; 1993 Call number: GT4403 .P56 1993 http://ow.ly/Ctzj30g6jNI * * * #Kwanzaa #happyKwanzaa #joyouskwanzaa #childrenslit #illustration #AndreaDavisPinkney #BrianPinkney #JerryPinkney #AthaTehon #artoftheday #scratchboard #writerwednesday

These letterheads can be found in a spectacular book titled “The Letterhead: History and Progress”, compiled by Ernst Lehner and published in New York in the 1950s. This edition is part of the Atha Tehon Art and Design Collection. Featuring art by Naiad Einsel, Lou Dorfsman designed the CBS Radio Program Promotion; Seymour Robins designed the TIME promotion; and the Austrian Publisher design work featured in the right corner is by Bernd Steiner. Call number: HF5733.L4 L4 http://ow.ly/Tow330ftpTU * * * #KislakCenter #Pennlibraries #awesomeletterheads #letterhead #graphicdesign #librariesofinstagram #specialcollections #bookdesign #CBS #TIME #radio #advertisement #athatehon