Abner Graboff



If you have never heard of Abner Graboff, a famous illustrator who did most of his work in the 50s and 60s, let me acquaint you. His work is brilliant, whimsical, playful, and bold. This little book called, The Noise in the Night by Anne Alexander that he illustrated is a real beauty. I have a few more of his illustrated books, hopefully I will share some of those later too.

ps. I am still continuing to upload them here.

14 comments:

Stephanie said...

AH! Those colors are to DIE for! I absolutely love those illustrations!

Anonymous said...

Totally throwback! And I agree with Stephanie - the colors are great. Thanks for the introduction... :)

kira lee said...

ooohhh...i like!

Anonymous said...

I really love these images. They make me smile and remind me of my childhood.

Brooke Williams said...

i love his style! can't wait to see the others...

nichole said...

Your flickr collection is a treasure. Thanks!

Anonymous said...

It all looks so familiar, although I'm sure I've never seen it before. I like that. It makes me feel happy!

Piper Jacquelyn said...

Oh, I love them! So sweet and happy.

Sophie Chalumeau said...

Is it a book with images only (no text at all)?
thanks - great find that will please both kids and parents.

Julia said...

I LOVE THIS ARTIST :)

Anonymous said...

Love him! Great.

Fabio Bucciardini said...

I love the illustrations. Fantastic.

Jon Graboff said...

this illustrator was my father who died in 1986. he'd be very gratified by the appreciations shown here. thanks! Jon Graboff

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