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Bernice Myers (1925 – June 21, 2021) was an American children's book author and illustrator. Over a career spanning more than seven decades, she published over 100 children's books. By the early 1960s, her minimalist, whimsical style, strong sense of color, and active art direction helped modernize children's book illustration, appealing directly to a child's imagination.
Early Life and Career
[edit]Myers was born in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan, New York in 1925. Her father, Leo, was a costume-jewelry designer and salesman who traveled frequently to Europe until the early 1930s.[1] Myers developed an interest in drawing at an early age. After graduating from high school, she entered the workforce during World War II, working in New York's garment district as a fashion model and sketch artist.
Following the end of the war, she worked at Columbia Pictures in New York in the photostat department, handling promotional artworks created for the studio's films. At Columbia, she met satiric artist and graphic essayist, Lou Myers. The couple married in 1947.[2]
Illustration and Writing Career
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Bernice Myers Fondly Remembered". 2025-05-18. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- ↑ "Bernice Myers Talented mid-century Illustrator of children's books". 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2026-10-01.