Nonny Hogrogian
Nonny Hogrogian (May 7, 1932 – May 9, 2024) was an American writer and illustrator, known best for children's picture books. She won two annual Caldecott Medals for U.S. children's book illustrations. From childhood she preferred folk and fairy tales, poetry, fantasy and stories.
Biography[edit]
Hogrogian was born in New York City on May 7, 1932, to parents born in Armenia. Her parents were amateur painters and her sister became an interior designer.[1] Hogrogian earned a B.A. in Fine Arts from Hunter College in 1953. Afterward, Hogrogian worked as a book designer at Thomas Y. Crowell Co.; studied with Antonio Frasconi and Hodaka Yoshida, and studied art at the New School.[1] In 1960, Crowell published her first works in the book, King of the Kerry Fair, by Nicolete Meredith, which Hogrogian illustrated with woodcuts. Subsequently, she has worked as a designer at Holt and Scribner's and as a freelance illustrator.
In 1971 Hogrogian married David Kherdian, a writer and editor. For two years they lived in Lyme Center, New Hampshire, where he was the state "poet-in-the-schools." The state university library is one repository for their works (in a joint collection).[2] Hogrogian has illustrated some of his poetic anthologies and other works for publication.[1]
Hogrogian died on May 9, 2024, two days after her 92nd birthday.[3]
Awards[edit]
Hogrogian won the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1966 and 1972. The American Library Association award annually recognizes the previous year's "most distinguished American picture book for children".[4] Always Room for One More was written by Sorche Nic Leodhas and published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston in 1965. One Fine Day, an old Armenian tale that she retold and illustrated, was published by Macmillan US in 1971.
Hogrogian received a Caldecott Honor in 1977 for The Contest, another story she retold and illustrated.[4]
Works[edit]
Books[edit]
- Right Now
- The Cat Who Loved To Sing
- The Animal (illustrator)
- The First Christmas
- By Myself
- Juna's Journey
- The Great Fishing Contest
- The Song of the Stork
- Always Room for One More
- Cool Cat
- The Contest
- One Fine Day
- Ghosts Go Haunting (Illustrator)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Nonny Hogrogian Papers". de Grummond Children's Literature Collection. University of Southern Mississippi. Retrieved June 26, 2013. With biographical sketch.
- ^ "Nonny Hogrogian and David Kherdian: Papers, 1966–1986". Milne Special Collections. University of New Hampshire. Retrieved June 26, 2013. With biographical sketch.
- ^ "Nonny Hogrogian". R. Michelson Galleries. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ a b "Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938–Present"; Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC); American Library Association (ALA)
"The Randolph Caldecott Medal"; (ALSC); ALA; retrieved June 26, 2013
External links[edit]
- King of the Kerry Fair in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Always room for one more (first edition), Library of Congress Catalog Record
- One fine day (first edition), LC Catalog Record
- Nonny Hogrogian at Library of Congress, with 69 library catalog records
