Страна: США
Родился: 10 февраля 1935 г.
Умер: 27 января 1992 г.

Джон Алкорн (John Alcorn) — американский художник, дизайнер, иллюстратор детских книг.

Books illustrated by Alcorn:

Murray McCain, Books! (nonfiction), J. Cape, 1962

Al Hine, Where in the World Do You Live? (fiction), Harcourt, 1962

Mary Kay Phelan, The Circus, Holt, 1963

Ogden Nash, Everyone but Thee and Me (adult poems), Dent, 1963

Hine, Money Round the World, Harcourt, 1963

Stella Standard, The Art of Fruit Cookery, Doubleday, 1964

Sesyle Joslin, The Petite Famille (French language reader), Harcourt, 1964

Television Note Book: 1964, Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., 1964

McCain, Writing! (nonfiction), Ariel, 1964. Hine, A Letter to Anywhere (nonfiction), Harcourt, 1964

Marie Winn and Alan Miller, The Fireside Book of Children's Songs, Simon & Schuster, 1966

Phyllis McGinley, Wonderful Time (poems), Lippincott, 1966

Joslin, La Fiesta (Spanish language reader), Harcourt, 1967

Jan Wahl, Pocahontas in London (fiction), Delacorte, 1967

Martin Gardner, Never Make Fun of a Turtle, My Son (poems), Simon & Schuster, 1969

One, Two, Three, Hallmark, 1970

The Great Book of Puzzles and Perplexities, 1978

He also illustrated and designed numerous book jackets and paperback covers, two print catalogs, and contributed illustrations to many periodicals, including McCall's, Playboy, and Sports Illustrated.

Awards

John Alcorn received numerous awards from the New York Art Directors Club, the Society of Illustrators, AIGA (The American Institute of Graphic Arts), the Society of Publication Designers, and others.[8] In 1968, he won first prize at the Bologna Children's Book Fair. He was the recipient of the prestigious Augustus Saint-Gaudens Medal from Cooper Union. In 1970, he was selected as the first graphic artist to be Artist-In-Residence at Dartmouth College. In 1987, he was Artist-In-Residence at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Other awards include:

New York Times choice of Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year

* 1962 for Books!

* 1966, for Wonderful Time