Anita Riggio Papers

Collection

Identifier: 1997-0121

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The collection consists of original artwork and manuscripts for 25 children's books and two magazine articles, in addition to a selection of Ms. Riggio's production materials for her commercial work. Some artwork from her days as a student are included in series III.

Dates

undated, 1968-2000

Access

The collection is open and available for research.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.

Biography

Anita Riggio has illustrated a number of children's books and has also worked as a cartoonist and a commercial illustrator. A native of Clifton, New Jersey, she was the middle child in a family of seven, with one brother, three sisters, and two parents. Ms. Riggio attended the local parochial school and spent holidays planning shows for her large extended Italian-American family. She attended Lacordaire School in Upper Montclair, NJ, and worked as an illustrator for The Hartford Courant in Hartford, CT. Ms. Riggio is currently on faculty in the MFA in Creative Writing program at Lesley University in Boston, MA. She adapted her 1994 work Beware the Brindlebeast for the National Theatre of the Deaf's Little Theatre of the Deaf 2007-2008 tour. She lives in Wethersfield, CT, with her husband Roland Axelson.

Extent

17 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Anita Riggio has illustrated a number of children's books and has also worked as a cartoonist and a commercial illustrator. The collection consists of original artwork and manuscripts for 25 children's books and two magazine articles, in addition to a selection of Ms. Riggio's production materials for her commercial work.

Arrangement

Series I: Children's Literature and Illustration (undated, 1981-1994) contains artwork and manuscript material for 25 children's books and two magazine articles. The series contains Subseries A: Unpublished works (undated, 1981-1986) and Subseries B: Published works (1987-1994).

Series II: Commercial Art and Graphic Design (undated, 1982-1989) contains artwork and production material for works of commercial art and graphic design, including posters, stationery, newspaper illustrations, and magnets.

Series III: Personal and Family Art (undated, 1968-2000) includes sketchpads from Riggio's early education as an artist, as well as unidentified drawings and paintings produced for personal use.

Series IV: Ephemera (1980-1996)contains fanmail and newspaper articles about Riggio's career.

Related Material

Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of materials pertaining to children's literature and associated artwork. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the Reading Room desk.

Separated Material

The following materials have been separated from the collection and cataloged:

Author/Illustrator

Beware the Brindlebeast, Boyds Mills, 1994. CLC C904

Gert and Frieda, Atheneum, 1990. CLC B84, Levy E2988

Secret signs: along the Underground Railroad, Boyds Mills, 1997. CLC D778

Smack dab in the middle! Putnam's, 2002. CLC D776

Wake up, William! Atheneum, 1987. Levy B1165, CLC C44

Illustrator

Coal Mine Peaches, by Michelle Dionetti, Orchard Books, 1991. Levy F1497

I eat dinner, by Margery Facklam, Little, Brown, 1987. CLC A4298

I go to sleep, by Margery Facklam, Little, Brown, 1987. CLC A4299

Jumping Jenny, by Bonnie Pryor, Morrow Junior Books, 1992. CLC B303

Whispering cloth, by Pegi Dietz Shea, stitched by You Yang, Boyds Mills, 1995. CLC D472

Bibliography

Subjects

Authors Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Children's literature Subject Source: Fast
Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Engravings (prints) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Fliers (printed matter) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Galley proofs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Illustrated children's books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Illustrations (layout features). Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Illustrators Subject Source: Fast
Monographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Newsletters Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Newspapers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Notebooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Notes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Photocopies Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Posters Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Publications (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Sketches Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Typescripts Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Works of Art Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
manuscripts (document genre) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus