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(1935-2010) Illustrator. John Schoenherr was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Easton, Pennsylvania. He was the illustrator of more than forty children’s titles. He was also well known as a science-fiction illustrator.

Full Name

John Schoenherr

Locations

Queens

Author's Timeline

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RESIDENCE

Mr. Schoenherr lived as a child in Queens, New York.

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OTHER

John Schoenher studied at the Art Students League of New York in Manhattan, New York, and graduated from Stuyvesant High School.

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OTHER

Mr. Schoenherr received a bachelor of fine arts degree from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York.

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LITWORK

The Wolfling


Illustrator; text by Sterling North.

1935

BIRTH

John Carl Schoenherr was born in Manhattan, New York, in 1935.

1963

LITWORK

Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era
Dutton.

Illustrator; children's book, text by Sterling North.

1968

LITWORK

The Barn
Little, Brown.

Children's book; author and illustrator.

1972

LITWORK

Julie of the Wolves
Harper & Row.

Illustrator; text by Jean Craighead George.

1978

LITWORK

The Illustrated Dune
Berkley.

Illustrator.

1987

LITWORK

Owl Moon
Philomen.

Illustrator; text by Jane Yolen. 1988 winner of a Caldecott Medal.

1991

LITWORK

Bear
Philomel.

Children's book; author and illustrator.

2010

DEATH

John Schoenherr died in Easton, Pennsylvania, in 2010.

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