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Joseph Michael Gleeson (1861 – September 26, 1917)[1] was an American painter and illustrator. He is responsible for the only painting of the life of a thylacine and her cubs, from the National Zoo's specimens in 1902.[2] He co-illustrated one of the earliest American editions of Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling.[3] Some of his works are now considered paleoart.
Gleeson died on September 26, 1917, in Ashburn, Virginia.[4]
References
- ^ "Mowgli and his animal friends by Joseph M Gleeson | Blouin Art Sales Index". artsalesindex.artinfo.com. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ "The Thylacine Museum - The Thylacine in Captivity: Zoos, Circuses and Menageries (page 17)". www.naturalworlds.org. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ Just So Stories, Rudyard Kipling, author and illustrator, additional color plates by Joseph M. Gleeson. Connecticut: Konecky and Konecky, ISBN 1-56852-377-7 (reprint of Doubleday & Co 1912 edition)
- ^ "Obituary". The New York Times. September 26, 1917. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
External links
- Works by Joseph M. Gleeson at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Joseph M. Gleeson at the Internet Archive
- Just So Stories, with Gleeson illustrations, at Project Gutenberg
- Gleeson illustrations for Just So Stories at Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph M. Gleeson at Library of Congress, with 10 library catalog records