Esphyr Slobodkina died in 2002, at the age of 93. Her art, and her literary works, have been featured in exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Smithsonian, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and many others, and many of her works reside in museum collections across the United States. In addition to her children's books, Slobodkina painted throughout her life creating abstract works of art. SYNOPSIS: This is an easy-to-read picture book for young children that has a real story to tell about people, their habits, and the town they live in. Esphyr Slobodkinas most popular book is Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkey. The Clock written and illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkina. Slobodkina began to write and illustrate children's books in the 1930s, as a way to supplement her wages during the Great Depression, eventually publishing 24 works. Esphyr Slobodkina has 45 books on Goodreads with 118471 ratings. While attending the Academy Slobodkina was a founding member of the American Abstract Artists group, which aimed to educate the public about abstract art, and served as a forum for abstract artists to share their ideas. In 1929 she moved once again with her family, this time to the United States, and began studying at the National Academy of Design. In 1917, in the midst of the Russian Revolution, Slobodkina and her family migrated to Harbin, Manchuria, where she grew up studying art and architecture. Esphyr Slobodkina was born in Chelyabinsk, Siberia on September 22, 1908.
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