Gladys Emerson Cook

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Gladys Emerson Cook (November 7, 1894-February 1977), was an American artist. She is known for her pictures of domestic pets and wild animals. Cook also wrote and illustrated books about animals including how to draw them.

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Works

Art

Cook's artworks are held in the collections of the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art ("Queenie" and Her Cubs), [1] the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Siamese Interlude), [2] the New York Public Library (Queenie and Her Cubs), [3] Huntsville Museum of Art (Trellis Gateway), [4] [5] and the AKC Museum of the Dog (Ch. King Messenger, [6] Pug Puppy, [7] Pug Drawing, [8] Tri-Int. Ch. Pugville’s Mighty Jim, [9] and Wire Fox Terrier). [10]

Books

Cook wrote and illustrated:

She illustrated:

Further reading

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References

  1. ""Queenie" and Her Cubs". beach.emuseum.com. Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  2. "Siamese Interlude early 20th-mid 20th century". metmuseum.org. The MET. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  3. "'Queenie and her cubs". nypl.org. New York Public Library. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  4. Rebels With a Cause: American Impressionist Women from the Huntsville Museum of Art Traveling Exhibition Checklist SECTION I: IMPRESSIONISM COMES TO AMERICA 21. Gladys Emerson Cook (1899---1978): Trellis Gateway (PDF), Huntsville Museum of Art, retrieved June 1, 2022
  5. "Rebels with a Cause". hsvmuseum.org. Huntsville Museum of Art. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  6. "Ch. King Messenger (study for illustration)". museumofthedog.org. the AKC Museum of the Dog. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  7. "Pug Puppy". museumofthedog.org. the AKC Museum of the Dog. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  8. "Pug Drawing". museumofthedog.org. the AKC Museum of the Dog. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  9. "Tri-Int. Ch. Pugville's Mighty Jim". museumofthedog.org. the AKC Museum of the Dog. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  10. "Wire Fox Terrier". museumofthedog.org. the AKC Museum of the Dog. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  11. Eva Bates Weaver, The Print Club of Albany Presents The Annual Print For 1956-1957: Queenie and Her Cubs - A Lithograph By Gladys Emerson Cook, SAGA, FRSA., The Print Club of Albany, retrieved June 1, 2022
  12. Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell (July 2012). "Gladys Emerson Cook – Cats, Dogs, & Erte?". Journal Of Antiques & Collectibles. Retrieved June 1, 2022.