Aliki Liacouras was born on September 3, 1929 in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey to Greek immigrant parents. Aliki graduated from the Philadelphia Museum School of Art in 1951. She then worked as a freelance advertising and display artist. She also taught classes in art and ceramics, worked as a muralist, and started a greeting card company. She married children’s author Franz Brandenberg in 1957. Her first book, The Story of William Tell, was published in 1960. She has written and illustrated many books herself and illustrated the books of other authors, including her husband. She is known for her nonfiction work including biographies, history, and science. In 1977, she moved to England with her family.

Bibliography

Children’s Literature Review, vol. 71.

Something About the Author, vol. 157.

"Aliki Brandenberg," Wikipedia, accessed December 19, 2011, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliki_Brandenberg.

This collection contains a book, color separations, dummies, illustrations, sketches, and text layouts by the children's book illustrator Aliki. Five books are represented: Averages, Birds at Night, My Five Senses, The Story of William Penn, and This is the House Where Jack Lives. Two of the books, My Five Senses and The Story of William Penn, were also written by Aliki.

For four of the titles, the complete sets of final art and color separations are present ( The Story of William Penn includes much, but not all, of the final art). Additionally, there are dummies with detailed illustrations for Birds at Night and My Five Senses, and preliminary sketches and designs for various titles. Some of the front matter and jacket copy for Aliki's books is included, as well as the first published edition of This Is the House Where Jack Lives, but the bulk of the collection is Aliki's illustrations.

This collection is arranged in five series alphabetically by title: I. Averages; II. Birds at Night; III. My Five Sense; IV. The Story of William Penn; V. This Is the House Where Jack Lives. Within each series, materials are arranged in probable order of creation.

Publication Information:

Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection, April 2012

Finding Aid Author:

Finding aid prepared by Lindsay Friedman and Caitlin Goodman

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources’ “Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives” Project.

Access Restrictions:

This collection is open to researchers by appointment. Please contact the Curator for information on access.

Use Restrictions:

The right of access to material does not imply the right of publication. Permission for reprinting, reproduction, or extensive quotation from the rare books, manuscripts, prints, or drawings must be obtained through written application, stating the use to be made of the material. The reader bears the responsibility for any possible infringement of copyright laws in the publication of such material. A reproduction fee will be charged if the material is to be reproduced in a commercial publication.

Immediate Source of Acquisition:

Gift of Aliki, 1967-1993.

California State University: Aliki Brandenberg Papers, ANC0002.

University of Minnesota: Aliki Brandenberg Papers, 1961-1998, CLRC-1162.

University of Southern Mississippi: Aliki Brandenberg Papers, 1962-1986, DG0110.

• Books
• Color separation positives
• Drawings (visual works)
• Dummies (printed matter)
• Illustrations
• Sketches
• Watercolors (paintings)

• Aliki
• Gans, Roma, 1894-1996
• Heilbroner, Joan
• Srivastava, Jane Jonas

• Children's authors--20th century
• Children's literature--20th century
• Illustrated children's books--20th century
• Illustration of books--20th century