Oliver Herford
American writer and illustrator (1863-1935) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 71
Oliver Herford was an Anglo-American writer, artist, and illustrator known for his pithy bon mots and skewed sense of humor.
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Oliver Herford, c. 1916.
Oliver's sister Beatrice Herford, from a 1921 review by Dorothy Parker.
A page from Allegretto by Gertrude Hall, 1892.
Poster art for Foam of the Sea by Gertrude Hall, 1895.
The Dream Fox Story Book, 1900.
The Herford Aesop: Fifty Fables in Verse, 1921.
Edison and Eve, from An Alphabet of Celebrities by Oliver Herford, 1921.About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1863 to 1935 · aged 71
