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Rojan


Born
in Russian Empire
December 24, 1891

Died
October 12, 1970

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Feodor Stepanovich ‘Rojan’ Rojankovsky, also known as Rojan, was a Russian émigré illustrator. He is well known for his illustration of Children’s Literature. In 1936 he illustrated The White Drake (now Firkin and The Grey Gangsters). In 1941 he moved to America where he illustrated over 100 Children’s books mostly to do with animals or nature. He worked as an illustrator on ‘Little Golden books’ at the same time as writing and illustrating his own books such as The Great Big Animal Book, published in 1952. He won the 1956 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration from the American Library Association, recognising ‘Frog Went A-Courtin’ by John Langstaff. He said of his art, ‘Two great events determined the course of my childhood. I ...more

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Firkin & the Grey Gangsters

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The White Drake and Other T...

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