The World Of Dahlov Ipcar
"I find it hard to explain my art, but then it doesn't really need explanation. It may seem mysterious or challenging, but all you need to do is to open your heart to the joy and excitement of a new visual experience, to accept a new vision of a world full of the unusual, a world of the creative imagination."
Dahlov Ipcar - Seven Decades of Creativity...
Resources Page...
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Other Internet Links & Resources | Dahlov Projects From The Younger Generation
To Order Dahlov's Books | To Order The Documentary Video About Dahlov
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To Order Dahlov's Books ...
From Islandport Press
Hardscrabble Harvest
re-released by Islandport Press
written & ilustrated by Dahlov Ipcar
Hardscrabble Harvest uses rollicking verse and Ipcar's distinctive illustrations to tell a charming story about the running battle between a farm family and the mischievous animals that plunder their fields. Crows peck at freshly sown seeds, ducks eat new strawberry plants, rabbits nibble on tender lettuces, and raccoons dine on ears of ripening corn.
All summer long the young farmer and his wife are hard-pressed to protect their growing crops. But autumn comes at last, and the family is ready to celebrate its harvest bushels of red tomatoes, a cellar full of apples for cider and pumpkins for pie. Look for a surprise ending!
The Cat At Night
re-released March 2009
Islandport PressA delightful night-long jaunt with a cat and what he sees at night! The story line is a guessing game you play with your children: silhouette pages invite you to guess where the cat is now, followed by views in full color of what he sees at night.
The Little Fisherman
Story by Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrations by Dahlov IpcarFrom Island Port Press: The Little Fisherman is a milestone in the illustrious career of the legendary Dahlov Ipcar. The Little Fisherman, originally published in 1945, was the very first children’s book illustrated by the then-twenty-eight-year-old artist. The book, with its authentic coastal scenes, helped establish her distinctive style and ignited a four-decade creative run that saw her write and illustrate more than thirty children’s books, all from a studio overlooking her farm on Georgetown Island, Maine. The fact that Ipcar’s first book was also written by Margaret Wise Brown only adds to its importance in the world of children’s literature.
$16.95
Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-934031-14-8
Children's Picture Book
Islandport press
To Order
My Wonderful Christmas Tree
written & ilustrated by Dahlov Ipcar
reprinted by Islandport press$16.95
Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-934031-22-3
Children's Picture Book
To Order
From Down East Books
PO Box 679
Camden, Maine 04843
Phone: 800 766 1670 - 207 544 9544
Lobsterman (children's book)
Join a father and son for a day of lobstering on the Maine Coast.
Order from: Down East Books
Brown Cow Farm (re-issued)
A counting book to 1-100. Guaranteed to keep you and your children busy for weeks on end!
Order from: Down East Books
Out There on the Internet...
Dark Horn Blowing (paperback , reprinted1999)
Teenage to adult...
Special Order @ Amazon
Nightmare and Her Foal and Other Stories
Best for adults - The dark side of Dahlov...try on-line used book sites
About Dahlov
Dahlov Ipcar, Artist (Maine Artists for Young Readers Ser. No. 2) Pat D. Reef (out of print)
Used Books
A few web sites deal in used or out of print children's books. The below have listed some of Dahlov's early titles at one time or another.
Alibris.com - Used, and Out of Print (the best)
Powell's Books - New, Used, and Out of Print
BookFinder.com: Search for Out of Print and Used Books
A search for "Dahlov Ipcar" at the web site "google.com," produces a number of links which include Dahlov's works - children's publishing as well as Science Fiction & Fantasy.
Frost Gully Gallery
Thomas Crotty
1159 Route 1
PO Box 202
Freeport, ME, 04032
Phone: 207 - 865 4505
e-mail: frostg@suscom-maine.net
See Dahlov's latest work at: www.frostgullygallery.com
Literary Agent
McIntosh & Otis, Inc
Edward Necarsulmer IV
353 Lexington Avenue
N.Y., N.Y. 10017
Phone: 212 - 687 7400To Order The "Dahlov" Video
Maine Masters Project DVD video about about Dahlov. Now available through Islandport Press
"A rare portrait of my mother's world. Very moving and informative." Robert Ipcar
More About DahlovRead Dahlov's extended biography "Seven Decades of Creativity" from the Portland Museum of Art Exhibit Catalog of the same name to our biography page.
William & Marguerite Zorach Homepage
www.exitfive.com/zorachThe de Grummond Children's Literature Collection - Research Center:
http://web.nlis.net/~bjohnson/ipcar/ipcar.html - Chocolat Church show June- July 1999
More Links
Mid Coast Hospital Homepage
Through our healing environment project, we build upon the hospital's natural setting while working with local artists to provide symbols, spaces, and surroundings that join body and spirit, science and healing.View Dahlov's new mural, "October Woods,"at:
Mid Coast Hospital at Brunswick, Maine
From The Younger Generation
Katie Engeman (age 9) presented her oral report on Dahlov Ipcar February 2001, at the Hollis Primary School in New Hampshire as well as several more presentations at the Narragansett School in Maine....
Nicole as Dahlov Ipcar
Learning about famous Maine people using data obtained from the Internet, encyclopedia, and books: with the assistance of Ann Dodd-Collins and fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Davenport: The Laura Libby School, Thomaston, Maine.
www.sad50.k12.me.us/lls/ssd/mainepeople/dahlovipcar.html
Angela SimpsonAngela did this report for her 7th grade art class at Auburn Middle School in Auburn. Her art teachers are Mr. Verville and Mr. Dahlquist. The assignment was to choose an artist that they had not already studied in class (van Gogh, O'Keeffe, Picasso and the like were no-no's) and write a report on that artist.
Angela chose Dahlov and got an A+ for her report
And we think it's a great resource for those looking for a short review of Dahlov's life and work - 12 pages.
Download a PDF (Patience required for dial up connections - ten minutes)4/05
The Biggest Fish In The Sea Plays Mississippi
Can Broadway be far behind?
Here at Northeast Mississippi Community College, my students planned a story time for National Library Week and used Dahlov's book, The Biggest Fish In The Sea, as the the presentation. Our first performance was out of town at another library during National Library Week. The attendance was 60+ children from area day cares and Head Start centers. The attendance at the local performance in our town was 150+ children. Next week we will do it one last time for a public school in the county for their K-3 grades.
The students and I had a great time performing our version of the story. The audience was delighted—except when we got swallowed by the biggest fish and the lights were turned off. I wish you could have seen their expressions as Tino caught some really big fish. We started with Nemo and the Rainbow Fish and then the fish got really big.
If you ever get to NE Mississippi, please come visit us. We would love to share our community with you.Cathy Higgins
Child Development Technology
Booneville, Mississippi
Georgetown Center Schools
A visit with Dahlov Ipcar written by student Clara B.. Georgetown, Maine:
www.georgetown.u47.k12.me.us/grade4/clara/ipcar.html
Contact Dahlov
What, Dahlov own a computer? She claims that she's too old to learn new technology. While Dahlov's word processor outlived its own manufacturer - Smith Corona - by a good fifteen years, we've managed to wean her onto an i-Book, though only for so long as we call it a word processor. The next big step is e-mail...
Until then, send your comments and queries to:Bob Ipcar
e-mail: bob@exitfive.comI'll be happy pass them on to my mom
Asian version of Cat At Night
