Martin Provensen Illustrator & Author

Leonard Marcus is the author of more than 25 award-winning biographies and histories of children’s literature.

Robert Gottlieb is the former editor-in-chief of Simon & Schuster, Alfred A. Knopf, and the New Yorker. He was a close friend and neighbor of the Provensens for many years.

Alice Provensen (1917–2018) first started her career at Walter Lantz Studio, the creators of Woody Woodpecker.

Martin Provensen (1916–1987) began his career as an animator at the Walt Disney Studio, where he worked on classics like Dumbo, Fantasia, and Pinocchio.

Karen Provensen Mitchell is the daughter of Alice and Martin Provensen and oversees their extensive archive.