Ron Barrett
Ronald Barrett (born July 25, 1937 ) is an American illustrator and artist, best known for his illustrations in the book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs , written by his wife Judi Barrett .
Life
Barrett is a graduate of the School of Industrial Art in New York City . During his school days he was an apprentice in the studio of Lucian Bernhard , a German graphic designer . He also found a mentor in Ervine Metzl , illustrator and president of the illustrator community, who predicted that young Mr. Barrett would "... end up in a mental health institution or make a million dollars anyway." (Original: "... would either wind up in a mental institution or make a million dollars.")
After graduating early, he won the Art Directors Club of New York gold medal . He then turned to his future existence as an illustrator, author and puzzle developer. He wrote The Nutty News and illustrated many books, including many children's books by Judi Barrett such as the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs series - books and animals that shouldn't wear clothes . He has also worked on all of the adult books. His greatest success here was OJ's Legal Pad with Henry Beard and John Boswell. In 2009 the children's book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was filmed by Sony Animation .
Barret created many comics in the national "gossip magazine" (English: Lampoon ), "Funny Pages", such as the comic strip "Pointless Man" during the 1970s .
Books
- Animals Should Definitely Not Act Like People , 1988 ( ISBN 0-689-71287-1 ) (illustrator with Judi Barrett )
- Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing , 1988 ( ISBN 0-689-70807-6 ) (illustrator with Judi Barrett)
- Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs , 1978 ( ISBN 0-689-30647-4 ) (Illustrator with Judi Barrett)
- Old Macdonald had some flats , 1969 ( ISBN 0-582-15018-3 ) (illustrator with Judith Barrett)
- The Nutty News , 2005 ( ISBN 0-375-92751-4 )
- Pickles to Pittsburgh: The Sequel to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs , 1997 ( ISBN 0-689-80104-1 ) (illustrator with Judi Barrett)
Web links
- Literature by and about Ron Barrett in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Ron Barrett in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Sally Holmes Holtze: Sixth book of junior authors & illustrators. Volume 6, HW Wilson, 1989, p. 25.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barrett, Ron |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barrett, Ronald (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American illustrator and artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1937 |