RA Collection: People and Organisations
American artist and writer of children’s picture books, born in Greenport, Long Island, New York in 1897. She was best known for The Story about Ping (1933), illustrated by Kurt Wiese, popularized by Captain Kangaroo, and for her stories of an insatiably curious Scottish terrier named Angus, who was actually her dog.
Born: 22 October 1897 in New York
Died: 29 August 1958
Nationality: American
Gender: Female