Rosenblum, Richard Irwin (sold)
Richard Irwin Rosenblum (1928 - 2002) was an artist, illustrator, children's book author, and educator based in Brooklyn, New York. Little is known about his early life and training, but he appears to have been a lifelong Brooklynite and is known to have attended Cooper Union. He is best known for illustrating several children's books dealing with Brooklyn and Jewish life in New York City, including Brooklyn Dodger Days (1991) and The Old Synagogue. He also illustrated children's books related to transportation, such as Wings, the Early Years of Aviation and Tugboats. Rosenblum worked as an illustrator for the New York Herald Tribune, at least ocasssionally, and also briefly in the television and film industry. He also taught courses at the New School for Social Research.
In defiance of 'urban decline'
A rare, whimsical c. 1969 pictorial view of Brooklyn, New York, drawn by children's book illustrator Richard Rosenblum. It paints a rosy picture, a 'nostalgiarama' as the subtitle puts it, of Brooklyn and New York City at a time generally considered a nadir. (more details)