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Charley Harper (American, 1922-2007)
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Charley Harper
An anaconda captures a jaguar. (pp. 58, 59) 1968
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Charley Harper
An okapi washes his ear with his extra long tongue. A thick-coated alpaca... (p. 98) 1968
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Charley Harper
Earth and satellite (p. 43), Sohioan Magazine Centennial Issue 1970
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Charley Harper
Lavoisier measuring the amount of oxygen a man uses (p. 21) 1961
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Charley Harper
Rocket Belt, Mechanical Horse, and Automatically Controlled Car, Sohioan Magazine Centennial Issue 1970
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Charley Harper
Structure of the DNA Molecule (p. 63) 1961
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Biography |
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Born in Frenchton, West Virginia on August 4th- Harper's upbringing on his family farm influenced his work to his last days |
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Studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati; won the academy’s first Stephen H. Wilder Traveling Scholarship. |
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Charley met fellow student and artist Edie Mckee whom he married shortly after graduation |
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During his career, Charley Harper illustrated numerous books, notably The Golden Book of Biology, magazines such as Ford Times, as well as many prints, posters, and other works |
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Charley Harper passed away on Sunday, June 10th, 2007 after contending with pneumonia for some months. |
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