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Elizabeth Cleaver
Cleaver
Cleaver
Born
Elizabeth Ann Mrazik

(1939-11-19)November 19, 1939
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedJuly 27, 1985(1985-07-27) (aged 46)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationIllustrator, writer
GenreChildren's literature

Elizabeth Ann Mrazik Cleaver (19 November 1939 – 27 July 1985) was a Canadian illustrator and writer of children's books. She contributed to twelve children's books and one adult book between the late 1960s to mid 1980s. These works included five of her own works and four by William Toye. Many of her illustrations appeared in mythological stories by the Indigenous peoples. Outside of literature, she was a puppet designer for the Centaur Theatre and taught shadow puppetry in Baker Lake, Northwest Territories by 1972.

Two of her books, The Wind Has Wings: Poems from Canada and The Loon's Necklace were recognized with the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award during the 1970s by the Canadian Library Association. She was given their 1974 Book of the Year for Children Award for The Miraculous Hind. Cleaver received a 1980 Canada Council Children's Literature Prize for her illustrations in Petrouchka. Her overall illustrations were nominated for a 1972 Hans Christian Andersen Award. The Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award is named in her honour.

Early life and education

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Mrazik was born on 19 November 1939 in Montreal.[1] Her childhood was spent there and Sárospatak, Hungary.[2] She attended Sir George Williams University for her post-secondary education.[3] Mrazik then went to "the School of Art and Design of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and l'École des Beaux Arts, Montreal."[4]

Career

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By the late 1960s, Cleaver was "working at a Toronto advertising agency."[5] She became an children's book illustrator in 1968 with The Wind Has Wings.[2] Cleaver changed her focus to arts and literature leading up to the early 1970s. By 1972, she was a puppet designer for the Centaur Theatre before teaching shadow puppetry in Baker Lake, Northwest Territories.[6]

Cleaver was an illustrator for twelve children's books and one adult book. These included five of her own works and four by William Toye.[7] She created The Enchanted Caribou before her death in 1985.[8] It was posthumously released that year.[9]

Creative process and themes

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Cleaver used monoprinting after creating sketches.[10] She primarily used paper cut outs for her illustrations.[11] Her works also included items from nature and linocuts.[5] Cleaver's illustrations appeared in mythological stories, many of which were originally by the Indigenous peoples.[12] Persian art and appliqué were some of the resources for Cleaver.[10]

In 1972, Cleaver created "The Miraculous hind, a Hungarian legend" for the National Film Board of Canada.[13] It was converted into a book the following year.[14] She drew for a 1980 children's version of Petrouchka by Igor Stravinsky.[15] Cleaver used shadow puppetry in 1985 with The Enchanted Caribou.[9]

Awards and honours

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The Canadian Library Association selected Cleaver as the inaugural Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award winner in 1971 for The Wind Has Wings. She re-won the award during 1978 with The Loon's Necklace.[16] Cleaver was given their Book of the Year for Children Award for The Miraculous Hind during 1974.[17] She received a 1980 Canada Council Children's Literature Prize for her illustrations in Petrouchka.[18] These artwork were on the International Board on Books for Young People Honour List in 1982.[19]

For her overall illustrations, Cleaver was nominated for a Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1972.[20] During 1986, IBBY Canada presented their first Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award.[21] Her illustrations are included in the Jean Thomson Collection of Original Art by the Toronto Public Library.[22] They are also held by the National Library of Canada.[7]

Personal life and death

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As Elizabeth Mrazik, she started a marriage in 1965.[23] Her death from cancer occurred on 27 July 1985 in Montreal.[24]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jones, Raymond E. (March 4, 2015). "Elizabeth Ann Cleaver". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  2. ^ a b Gunn, Cynthia (26 November 1968). "Illustrations stimulate imagination". The Montreal Star. p. 12.
  3. ^ Carson, Jo (14 November 1968). "A flying boy? Why not?". The Globe and Mail. p. W6.
  4. ^ Foy, Kathleen M. (1975). "Elizabeth Cleaver". In McDonough, Irma (ed.). Profiles (Revised ed.). Ottawa: The Canadian Library Association. p. 30. ISBN 0-88802-109-7.
  5. ^ a b Grant, Ron (15 November 1969). "Picture books". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. p. 19.
  6. ^ Mitchell, Beverley (7 November 1972). "Children's magic transported to the north". The Montreal Star. p. C-6.
  7. ^ a b "Stylists - Elizabeth Cleaver<". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  8. ^ "Illustrator Elizabeth Cleaver famed internationally". The Whig-Standard. 31 July 1985. p. 40.
  9. ^ a b Weller, Joan (7 December 1985). "There's more than Mother Goose in collection of children's books". The Ottawa Citizen. p. G6.
  10. ^ a b Noyes, Stacey; Pearson, Nancy, eds. (1994). "Elizabeth Cleaver". Writing Stories, Making Pictures. Toronto: The Canadian Children's Book Centre. p. 60. ISBN 0-929095-12-X.
  11. ^ Wigod, Rebecca (18 March 1993). "Leave it to Cleaver: she loves to be on a tear". Times-Colonist. p. C-1.
  12. ^ Goedhart, Bernie (1995). "Cleaver, Elizabeth". In Silvey, Anita (ed.). Children's Books and Their Creators. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 148. ISBN 0-395-65380-0.
  13. ^ Films and Other Materials for Projection. Library of Congress Catalogs (1974 ed.). Washington: Library of Congress. 1975. p. 262. LCCN 73-645500.
  14. ^ Commire, Anne, ed. (1981). "Cleaver, Elizabeth (Mrazik) 1939-". Something About the Author. Vol. 23. Detroit: Gale Research Company. pp. 34–35. ISBN 0-8103-0086-9.
  15. ^ Goedhart, Bernie (13 December 1980). "Intricate illustrations, uninspiring text". Edmonton Journal. p. D5.
  16. ^ Mahmoud, Lisa V., ed. (1996). Children's Books: Awards & Prizes. New York: The Children's Book Council Inc. p. 311. ISBN 0-933633-03-3.
  17. ^ Mahmoud, ed. 1996, pp. 302, 304
  18. ^ Jones, Dolores Blythe, ed. (1988). Children's Literature Awards and Winners (Second ed.). Detroit: Neal-Schuman Publishers Inc. ; Gale Research Inc. p. 44. ISBN 0-8103-2741-4.
  19. ^ Jones, ed. 1988, pp. 104, 106
  20. ^ Jones, ed. 1988, pp. 7, 9
  21. ^ "Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award". IBBY Canada. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  22. ^ "Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books". Toronto Public Library. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  23. ^ "Social and Personal". The Gazette. Montreal. 17 September 1965. p. 35.
  24. ^ "Children's book illustrator dies". The Times-Transcript. Canadian Press. 31 July 1985. p. 28.
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