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Gladys Emerson Cook (1899-1976), was an American artist. She is known for her pictures of domestic pets and wild animals. Cook also wrote and illustrated books about animals including how to draw them.

Works

Art

Cook's artworks are held in the collections of the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art ("Queenie" and Her Cubs),[1] the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Siamese Interlude),[2] the New York Public Library (Queenie and Her Cubs),[3] Huntsville Museum of Art (Trellis Gateway),[4][5] and the AKC Museum of the Dog (Ch. King Messenger,[6] Pug Puppy,[7] Pug Drawing,[8] Tri-Int. Ch. Pugville’s Mighty Jim,[9] and Wire Fox Terrier).[10]

Books

Cook wrote and illustrated:

  • Drawing Wildlife (1972) OCLC 672982
  • All Breeds, All Champions: A Book Of Dogs (1962) OCLC 1555976
  • Drawing Cats: Breeds; Structure; Anatomy; Poses and Behavior (1958) OCLC 2643282
  • Drawing Dogs (1958) OCLC 1744522
  • Circus Clowns On Parade (1956) OCLC 1577223
  • The Big Book Of Cats (with contributing text by Felix Sutton) (1954) OCLC 561086
  • American Champions (1945) OCLC 756385855#
  • Zoo Animals (1943) OCLC 7728384.

She illustrated:

  • Black Douglas (written by Adelaide Bolton Louden) (1957) OCLC 1817341
  • Favorite Cat Stories Of Pamela And James Mason (written by Pamela And James Mason) (1956) OCLC 2899169
  • Drawing Animals (written by Victor Semon Pérard) (1951) OCLC 3270825
  • Cats: Care, Training, Feeding, Breeding, Exhibiting (written by Marguerite Ann Norton) (1949) OCLC 1456747
  • Drawing horses (written by Victor Semon Pérard) (1944) OCLC 3757695
  • Matou, The Biography Of A Cat (written by Max Kaufman) (1942) OCLC 5185470
  • Hiram And Other Cats (written by Laurence Dwight Smith) (1941) OCLC 3013005.

Further reading

  • The Print Club of Albany Presents The Annual Print For 1956-1957: Queenie and Her Cubs - A Lithograph By Gladys Emerson Cook, SAGA, FRSA. (includes a short biography of Cook)[11]
  • Gladys Emerson Cook – Cats, Dogs, & Erte? - article from the Journal Of Antiques & Collectibles[12]
  • Paintings by American Women: Selections From The Collection Of Louise and Alan Sellars by Paul E. Sternberg OCLC 757063790

References

  1. ^ ""Queenie" and Her Cubs". beach.emuseum.com. Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Siamese Interlude early 20th-mid 20th century". metmuseum.org. The MET. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "'Queenie and her cubs". nypl.org. New York Public Library. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  4. ^ Rebels With a Cause: American Impressionist Women from the Huntsville Museum of Art Traveling Exhibition Checklist SECTION I: IMPRESSIONISM COMES TO AMERICA 21. Gladys Emerson Cook (1899---1978): Trellis Gateway (PDF), Huntsville Museum of Art, retrieved June 1, 2022
  5. ^ "Rebels with a Cause". hsvmuseum.org. Huntsville Museum of Art. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Ch. King Messenger (study for illustration)". museumofthedog.org. the AKC Museum of the Dog. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "Pug Puppy". museumofthedog.org. the AKC Museum of the Dog. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "Pug Drawing". museumofthedog.org. the AKC Museum of the Dog. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "Tri-Int. Ch. Pugville's Mighty Jim". museumofthedog.org. the AKC Museum of the Dog. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  10. ^ "Wire Fox Terrier". museumofthedog.org. the AKC Museum of the Dog. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  11. ^ Eva Bates Weaver, The Print Club of Albany Presents The Annual Print For 1956-1957: Queenie and Her Cubs - A Lithograph By Gladys Emerson Cook, SAGA, FRSA., The Print Club of Albany, retrieved June 1, 2022
  12. ^ Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell (July 2012). "Gladys Emerson Cook – Cats, Dogs, & Erte?". ournal Of Antiques & Collectibles. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
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