Gladys Emerson Cook
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Animalier and female illustrator of the Golden Age, Gladys Emerson
Cook, draws a tension-filled picture of two Scottish Terriers fighting
over a stick. With a few lines, the artist conveys the drama of the
moment and gets the dog's complex anatomy correct, which is a testament
to her deep academic knowledge. Captioned: " Now you pull". Signed lower
right and framed in an inexpensive period wood frame. Framed 11.2 x
9.25.
Most likely an interior illustration from one of her many books.
Gladys Emerson Cook (November 7, 1894 – February 20, 1977) was an
American artist. She is known for her pictures of domestic pets and wild
animals. Cook also wrote and illustrated books about animals including
how to draw them.
Early life and education
Cook was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts. She earned a bachelor of
science degree at Skidmore College in 1921,followed by a master's degree
at the University of Wisconsin in 1923.
Works Art
Cook's artworks
are held in the collections of the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art
(Queenie and Her Cubs),the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Siamese
Interlude), the New York Public Library (Queenie and Her
Cubs),Huntsville Museum of Art (Trellis Gateway), the Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston, the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution, the
Cincinnati Art Museum, and the AKC Museum of the Dog (Ch. King Messenger
Pug Puppy,Pug Drawing,[11] Tri-Int. Ch. Pugville’s Mighty Jim,and Wire
Fox Terrier).
Thirty-five of Cook's watercolor drawings are included in the Index of American Design held at the National Gallery of Art
BOOKS
Books
Cook wrote and illustrated:
Drawing Wildlife (1972)
All Breeds, All Champions: A Book Of Dogs (1962)
Drawing Cats: Breeds; Structure; Anatomy; Poses and Behavior (1958)
Drawing Dogs (1958)
Circus Clowns On Parade (1956)
The Big Book Of Cats (with contributing text by Felix Sutton) (1954)
American Champions (1945)
Zoo Animals (1943)
Black Douglas (written by Adelaide Bolton Louden) (1957) br Favorite Cat Stories Of Pamela And James Mason (written by Pamela And James Mason) (1956) br Drawing Animals (written by Victor Semon Pérard) (1951) br Cats: Care, Training, Feeding, Breeding, Exhibiting (written by Marguerite Ann Norton) (1949) br Drawing horses (written by Victor Semon Pérard) (1944) O br Matou, The Biography Of A Cat (written by Max Kaufman) (1942) br Hiram And Other Cats (written by Laurence Dwight Smith) (1941)