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Alton Robert Raible (November 14, 1918 – December 19, 2016) was an American painter, printmaker, and book illustrator, who was most widely known for his illustrations for many of the children's novels written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder.
Biography
Born in Modesto, California, Raible taught art at two colleges in the state, first at the California School of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, CA and later at the College of Marin for over 20 years.
He first worked with novelist Zilpha Keatley Snyder on her 1964 book Season of the Ponies, and continued to illustrate her work for many years. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature noted that "Raible's dark-toned illustrations tend to have a pebbly, speckled, textured quality that is well suited for Snyder’s magic-laced novels" including three Newbery Honor books: The Egypt Game (1967), The Headless Cupid (1971), and The Witches of Worm (1972). In 1972, Raible was also nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award for his illustration for The Headless Cupid.
In addition to book illustrations, Raible exhibited work through the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. His paintings and prints were exhibited at venues including Gump's and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. A long-time birdwatcher, he painted series depicting owls and other anthropomorphized works featuring birds.
Books illustrated
By Snyder
- Season of Ponies, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1964)
- The Velvet Room, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1965)
- The Egypt Game, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1967)
- Eyes in the Fishbowl, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1968)
- The Changeling, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1970)
- The Headless Cupid, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1971)
- The Witches of Worm, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1972)
- The Truth About Stone Hollow, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1974)
- Below the Root, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1975)
- And All Between, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1976)
- Until the Celebration, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1977)
- The Famous Stanley Kidnapping Case, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1979)
By other authors
- Rolling the Cheese, by Patricia Miles Martin (1966)
- Good-by, Gray Lady, by Anne M. Green (1967)
- Eleven! Time to Think of Marriage, Farhut, by Betty McKelvey Kalish (1970)
References
- Jack Zipes, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. 2006.
- https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:JmPQ1_o9ucgJ:https://infocompraspty.com/wxeazxf/alton-line.html+&cd=52&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
- News Reports, College Art Journal, (1954) 13:3, p. 227, DOI:10.1080/15436322.1954.11465875
- https://art.famsf.org/alton-raible/well-informed-layman-19633024507
- Gilbert, Aerial, “Hearing the Vulture's Wingbeat," Birding Blind. By: Bay Nature, 15315193, Oct-Dec2006, Vol. 6, Issue 4.
- https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/62117885_oil-painting-of-two-owls-by-alton-raible>
- https://shopgoodwill.com/item/131661819
- https://www.oddmidmod.com/listing/468720734/vintage-50s-modernist-bird-serigraph
- http://www.artoftheprint.com/artistpages/raible_alton_chorusline.htm
- NPR, The Ultimate Backseat Bookshelf: 100 Must-Reads for Kids 9-14. https://www.npr.org/2013/08/05/207315023/the-ultimate-backseat-bookshelf-100-must-reads-for-kids-9-14