Madeleine Gekiere was a Swiss-American multi-disciplinary artist, illustrator, filmmaker and author. She is known for her drawings and mixed media paintings, as well as her short films, short stories and illustrated books. She illustrated Ray Bradbury’s 1995 novel Switch on the Night. Four books illustrated by Gekiere were chosen New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of the Year from 1952 to 2002.
Disciplines:
Film/Video
Madeleine Gekiere
Disciplines:
Film/Video
Region: New York, NY
Residencies: 1975, 1980
Studios
New Hampshire
Madeleine Gekiere worked in the New Hampshire studio.
Support the 31 studios on MacDowell's campus by making a gift right now, during our Spring Appeal! New Hampshire Studio, originally named Peterborough Studio, was given to MacDowell by Mr. and Mrs. William Schofield, Mrs. H. A. Chamberlain, Mrs. Andrew Draper, and Miss Ruth Cheney. The studio was renamed in1943. The…