Andy Warhol’s Children’s Book Illustrations
February 9th, 2008 by amodernguy
Illustration from The Magic Porridge Pot – Andy Warhol
Best in Children’s Books – Nelson Doubleday, Inc. – 1958
During the 1950′s Andy Warhol worked as a commercial artist in New York and illustrated a number of children’s stories for Nelson Doubleday Inc. - publisher of the Best in Children’s Books series.
The illustrations shown here are from The Magic Porridge Pot in Volume 21.
Playful and fun, these drawings give us a glimpse of the most influential American artist of the 20th Century early in his career.
Illustration from The Magic Porridge Pot – Andy Warhol
Best in Children’s Books – Nelson Doubleday, Inc. – 1958
Illustration from The Magic Porridge Pot – Andy Warhol
Best in Children’s Books – Nelson Doubleday, Inc. – 1958
Warhol also provided art for several other stories in this series including Card Games Are Fun (Volume 27 – 1958), The Little Red Hen (Volume 15 – 1958) and Homemade Orchestra (Volume 7 – 1958).
These books are getting harder and harder to find as Warhol collectors are snatching them up. I found a copy last week, with cover intact, and was just overjoyed.
Illustration from The Magic Porridge Pot – Andy Warhol
Best in Children’s Books – Nelson Doubleday, Inc. – 1958
Illustration from The Magic Porridge Pot – Andy Warhol
Best in Children’s Books – Nelson Doubleday, Inc. – 1958
I especially like Warhol’s cats – they are just so happy and carefree.
Illustration from The Magic Porridge Pot – Andy Warhol
Best in Children’s Books – Nelson Doubleday, Inc. – 1958
Um, would it be terribly not hip of me to say I think these illustrations are way better than most of his more famous “art”? I love them, what a score!
Oh my goodness we had the best in childrens books, they are in my moms basement!!! I remember this story too!!! ahh now I have to go find it!!!!
Amazing. I’ll reccommend my friends to visit you.
I have a coppy of this since I was a kid, and it’s been in the family for a while, they are good kids books to, I’m definatly keeping them for my grandkids.
[...] some children’s stories including this one. Just take a look at those illustrations from The Magic Porridge Pot in Volume [...]
My 8 year old niece recently read one of these books that belonged to me and my sister when we were children and called the illustrations to our attention. She recognized his name from the Andy Warhol museum here in Pittsburgh.
We have both of these books and the complete set. Are they worth anything?