biography of Lee Judah AMES (1921)

Birth place: NYC

Addresses: Dix Hills, NY

Profession: Illustrator, writer

Studied: Columbia Univ., with Carnahan.

Work: Many pieces, layouts & finished illustrations in Univ Southern Miss. permanent collection.

Comments: Preferred media: mixed media. Positions: art dir., Weber Assocs., New York, 1947-1952; pres., Ames Advert., New York, 1953-1954; artist-in-residence, Doubleday Publ. Co., New York, 1955-1960. Teaching: instr. comic art, Sch. Visual Arts, New York, 1958-1959; lectr. advert. art, Dowling Col., 1970-. Publications: illusr., Exploring Chemistry (Doubleday, 1958); auth. & illusr., Draw, Draw, Draw (Doubleday, 1962); co-auth. & illusr., City Street Games (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1963); illusr., If I Were (Western Publ., 1970); illusr., Hide and Seek A B C (Platt, 1971); plus illusr. for over 100 addn. bks.