![]() ![]() While he clearly had a fondness for America, he also illustrated books based in London and Amsterdam as well as a series of Biblical stories. Spier’s subject matter was almost always scenes of domestic life, often celebrating simple hometown pleasures and Americana. Not only are Spier’s books immediately recognizable for his iconic style, but for their immense layers of detail and for often not incorporating any narration or dialogue. The entire family emigrated to America in 1950, but Peter didn’t focus on children’s books until the later half of his life. His father, Jo Spier was a famous Dutch cartoonist and Peter’s loose line art and watercolor style is reminiscent of European and Scandinavian folk art. Born in Amsterdam, he spent his youth with his family in the Netherlands. Spier was a prolific children’s book illustrator, with over thirty books between ’61 and ’95. ![]() Today I’m gonna highlight one of my favorite artists from my childhood, Peter Spier. ![]() Most of them are silly little picture books from when my sister and I were in Elementary School or the brown scraps of paper left from my parents old Christmas books! One’s even my own self-published book, “Kosmo’s Christmas Delivery” which you can find on Amazon □ But the ones that stand the test of time are truly works of art and can be enjoyed by all ages. ![]() While not as flashy or exciting as the ornament box or the Christmas movie bin, the tub of Christmas books is like opening a time capsule of Christmases past. ![]()
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