Alton Raible

Born in Modesto, California, Raible earned an MFA in 1950 from California College of Arts and Crafts.California College of Arts and Crafts Newsletter, “Alumni Around the World”. Vol LXII No. 3, September 1968. He taught art at two colleges, first at the California School of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, CARipine, Allen, “Artists Display Unusual Ability in Gallery Show.” The Lumberjack, Friday, February 11, 1955. p. 3. and later at the College of Marin for over 20 years,Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. Search the Collections: Alton Raible. https://art.famsf.org/alton-raible including serving as chair of the Art Department."Alton Raible Art Exhibit Now Open," The Los Angeles Times, Wednesday, June 5, 1968. Page. 17

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).Zipes, Jack, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. 2006. In 1972, Raible was also nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award for his illustration for The Headless Cupid.Wisconsin Library Bulletin, 1973. Volumes 69-70 p. 190. Division for Library Services, Department of Public Instruction.

In his work with other authors, a Kirkus review of the Anne M. Green novel Good-by, Gray Lady noted, "The attractive black and white water color drawings by Alton Raible lend charm to the text.”.Kirkus Reviews, Sept. 1, 1964. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a/anne-m-green/good-by-gray-lady/ For the historical tale Rolling the Cheese, Kirkus notes, "The illustrator's water colors are attractive and active. His faces and physical types can be seen at any present day Sunday afternoon bocci game."{{cite web |title=Rolling the Cheese|date= March 1, 1966|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/zilpha-keatley-snyder/season-of-ponies/|website=Kirkus Reviews|access-date=2 July 2022}}

In addition to book illustrations, Raible exhibited paintings and prints through the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.Art of the Print. Alton Raible, Chorus Line. http://www.artoftheprint.com/artistpages/raible_alton_chorusline.htm His paintings and prints were exhibited at venues including Gump's.,News Reports, College Art Journal, (1954) 13:3, p. 227, DOI:10.1080/15436322.1954.11465875 the Garden Gallery at the Sherman Library and Gardens, and at the Smithsonian Institution.

A long-time birdwatcher,Gilbert, Aerial, “Hearing the Vulture's Wingbeat," in "Birding Blind," By: Bay Nature, 15315193, Oct-Dec2006, Vol. 6, Issue 4. he painted series depicting owlsLive Auctioneers, Oil painting of two owls by Alton Raible, https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/62117885_oil-painting-of-two-owls-by-alton-raible and other works featuring anthropomorphized birds.Cross, Miriam Dungan. Of Art and Artists. Oakland Tribune, July 6, 1952. p. 55.Shop Goodwill, Lawyers Painting By Alton Raible, https://shopgoodwill.com/item/131661819OddMidModTheShop, Vintage 50s Modernist Bird Serigraph Silkscreen Mid Century Retro Art Wall Hanging Signed Alton Raible Unplanned Egg Fifties, https://www.oddmidmod.com/listing/468720734/vintage-50s-modernist-bird-serigraph

Raible's work is held in the permanent collections of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco,{{cite web |title=Well Informed Layman - Alton Raible |url=https://art.famsf.org/alton-raible/well-informed-layman-19633024507 |website=Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco |access-date=2 July 2022}} and the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art.{{cite web |title=Alton Raible, American (1918–2016) - Owls 1958 |url=https://artmuseum-collection.usu.edu/objects-1/info?query=mfs%20any%20%22alton%20Raible%22&sort=9&objectName=Owls |website=Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art |access-date=2 July 2022}}

• Season of Ponies, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1964){{cite web |title=Season of Ponies |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/zilpha-keatley-snyder/season-of-ponies/ |website=Kirkus Reviews |access-date=2 July 2022}}
• The Velvet Room, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1965){{cite web |title=The Velvet Room |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/zilpha-keatley-snyder/the-velvet-room/ |website=Kirkus Reviews |access-date=2 July 2022}}{{cite book | last1= Helbig |first1= Alethea |last2= Perkins |first2= Agnes |date=1986 |title='Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1960-1984: Recent Books of Recognized Merit', Volume 2 |location=New York |publisher= Greenwood Publishing Group |page= |isbn=0-313-25233-5}}
• The Egypt Game, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1967)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-9-14National Library of Australia Catalog. The Egypt Game. catalogue https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/586732
• Eyes in the Fishbowl, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1968){{cite web |title=Eyes in the Fishbowl |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/zilpha-keatley-snyder/eyes-in-the-fishbowl/ |website=Kirkus |access-date=2 July 2022}}
• 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 National Book Foundation. The Witches of Worm. https://www.nationalbook.org/books/the-witches-of-worm/
• The Truth About Stone Hollow, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1974)
• Below the Root, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1975)Hintz, Carrie. (2003). “Joy but not Peace: Zilpha Keatley Snyder’s Green-sky Trilogy.” In Utopian and Dystopian Writing for Children and Young Adults. eds Hintz, Carrie and Elaine Ostry. New York: Routledge. p. 116.
• 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)
• A Fabulous Creature, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1981)

• Good-by, Gray Lady, by Anne M. Green (1964)
• Rolling the Cheese, by Patricia Miles Martin (1966)
• Eleven! Time to Think of Marriage, Farhut, by Betty McKelvey Kalish (1970)Nilsen, Alleen P “New Kinds of Books for New Kinds of Girls.” Elementary English Vol. 50, No. 7 (October 1973), pp. 1035-1038.

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