Here are some wonderful illustrations by Jon Nielsen (1912 - 1986) for Thursday In Paris. This small booklet is part of the Grow-Ahead series of books "published for young readers to enjoy, because reading for enjoyment is the key to intellectual growth and individual accomplishment." It was written by Mary Scott Welch and is copyright 1967 by For Children, Inc., Columbus, OH.
I like the sketchy ease of the illustrations.
The conceit is that you, a 1960s American kid, are now transported to midcentury Paris. For this opening scene, Mr. Nielsen channels Van Gogh's Bedroom in Arles.
The drawings are very much alive, and all have keen composition.
"Jon Nielsen was an artist, illustrator and portraitist whose career spanned over 35 years. Born in 1912 to Danish parents, Nielsen graduated from Brooklyn's Pratt Institute and went on to become a children's illustrator in New York, eventually illustrating over 200 children's books and textbooks and teaching college art for a time. An avid traveler, Nielsen also accepted commissions to sketch portraits in Vietnam during the war for the US State Department, and to go on safari in Zambia to make woodcuts of the native animals for the Zambian government. His work has been featured in galleries in New York and Florida. He created the children's book 'The Wishing Pearl and Other Tales of Vietnam' with his wife, Kay." -- Findagrave
If I had his Vietnam book I would post a few pics. Here are some more from Thursday In Paris.
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