Bonnibel Butler
Bonnibel Butler Weston (September 22, 1885 – March 7, 1983) was an American children's book illustrator in the early 20th century. She also provided designs and illustrations for magazines, like St. Nicholas.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Butler was born in Frankfort, Michigan. Her father, Digby Bell Butler, was a lumber salesman. In 1916, she married Frederick Weston in Frankfort.[2] The couple had a son, Frederick Jr., and two daughters, Nancy and Ruth. Frederick Jr. died of meningitis in 1930, aged 10.[3] The youngest daughter, Ruth, married as her second husband New York State Senator Warren M. Anderson.[4]
In 1948, her husband, who was working as the publicity director of Rosenbaum's department store in Pittsburgh, was killed in an automobile accident in that city.[5] Bonnibel died in 1983 in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania.[6]
Career
[edit]Butler worked for the P. F. Volland Company. She illustrated William MacHarg's Let's Pretend, Some Adventures of the Golden Age of Nursery Land, which was published by Volland in 1914.[7][8][9]
She called illustrating "perhaps the most fascinating occupation possible."[10]
Selected publications
[edit]- Butler, Bonnibel. The Baby's Record of Mental and Physical Growth and Her Horoscope. Chicago: Published by M.A. Donohue & Co, 1913. OCLC 122942227
- MacHarg, William with ill. by Butler Let's Pretend, Some Adventures of the Golden Age of Nursery Land P. F. Volland, 1914. OCLC 38329879
- Rice, Wallace, and Frances Rice with decorations by Butler. Cupids & Kisses; A Book of Delights. [Chicago]: M.A. Donohue & Co, 1914. OCLC 21628546
- Butler, Bonnibel. Mother Goose favorites. Chicago; New York: M.A. Dohohue & Co., 1930. OCLC 887730335
- Smith, Mary Estella; and Butler, Bonnibel. Holland Stories. New York: Rand, McNally, 1932. OCLC 2313276
References
[edit]- ^ "St. Nicholas". Scribner & Company. 23 January 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Weddings". Chicago Tribune. November 12, 1916. p. 44. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970
- ^ "Ruth Butler Anderson". The Burlington Free Press. October 13, 2023. p. A5. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ "Weston, Store Official, Dies in Auto Smashup". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 22, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Death Notices". The Burlington Free Press. March 9, 1983. p. 16. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ "Let's Pretend, Some Adventures of the Golden Age of Nursery Land: William Mac Harg, Bonnibel Butler: Amazon.com: Books". www.amazon.com.
- ^ "LET'S PRETEND by WILLIAM MAC HARG, BONNIBEL BUTLER". Aleph-Bet Books.
- ^ "Story Book Sundays - Alice In Wonderland Illustration by Bonnibel Butler".
- ^ The Lyre of Alpha Chi Omega. Alpha Chi Omega. 1914. p. 581. Retrieved 5 February 2024.