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Richard Cuffari (March 2, 1925 – 1978)[1] was an award-winning American artist. He is known for his illustrations for children's books and science fiction books. Specializing in historical and nonfiction topics, Cuffari illustrated over 200 books.[1]

Richard Cuffari
Born	(1925-03-02)March 2, 1925 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	1978(1978-00-00) (aged 52–53)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Pratt Institute, 1949
Known for	Illustration
Spouse(s)	Phyllis Klie ​ (m. 1950)​ [1]
Awards	New York Society of Children's Illustrators Citation of Merit, 1969 & 1970 Christopher Award, 1973[1]

Biography

Cuffari was born to immigrant parents in Brooklyn, New York.[1] He attended James Madison High School, winning awards there for his artwork.[1]

During World War II, Cuffari served in the U.S. Army.[1] He graduated from the Pratt Institute in 1949.[1]

He embarked on a freelance career as an illustrator in 1966.[1]

Bibliography (selected)

• The Wind in the Willows (Grosset & Dunlap, 1966), by Kenneth Grahame
• Nothing is Impossible: The Story of Beatrix Potter (Atheneum, 1969), by Dorothy Aldis
• Old Ben (1970), by Jesse Stuart — selected for the 1970 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
• The Far Side of Evil (1971), by Sylvia Engdahl
• Eight Stories: The Year of the Three‐Legged Deer (Houghton Mifflin, 1972), by Eth Clifford[2]
• This Star Shall Abide (1972), by Sylvia Engdahl
• Beyond the Tomorrow Mountains (1973), by Sylvia Engdahl
• The Capricorn Bracelet (1973), by Rosemary Sutcliff
• A Wind in the Door (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1973), by Madeleine L'Engle
• The Perilous Gard (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1974), by Elizabeth Marie Pope
• Planet-Girded Suns: Man's View of Other Solar Systems (1974), by Sylvia Engdahl
• Ring Out! A Book of Bells (1974), by Jane Yolen
• The Mightiest of Mortals: Hercules (Viking Press, 1975), by Doris Gates
• Universe Ahead: Stories of the Future (1975) — anthology of stories selected and introduced by Sylvia Engdahl and Rick Roberson
• Dragons in the Waters (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1976), by Madeleine L'Engle
• The Cartoonist (Viking Books for Young Readers, 1978), by Betsy Byars
• Family Secrets: Five Very Important Stories (1979), by Susan Shreve

References

External links

• Cuffari books in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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