19 Facts About Tasha Tudor

Tasha Tudor was an American illustrator and writer of children's books.

Tasha Tudor was born in Boston, Massachusetts, as Starling Burgess, the daughter of naval architect W Starling Burgess and noted portrait painter Rosamund Tudor.

Tasha Tudor spent her early years in Marblehead, Massachusetts, before her father's work relocated the family to North Chevy Chase in Maryland to help with the wartime effort.

Tasha Tudor's parents divorced when she was nine, following her mother's rejection of the strict society in Boston in favor of a more bohemian existence as a painter in Greenwich Village.

Tasha Tudor later referred to this unconventional atmosphere as "the best thing that ever happened to me".

Tasha Tudor had developed a strong desire to live an agrarian lifestyle in the New England countryside, and she worked to advance her dream even while still young.

When socializing with her mother's friends, Tudor was usually introduced as "Rosamund Tudor's daughter, Tasha", leading others to believe that her last name was Tudor.

Tasha Tudor married Thomas McCready in 1938 in Redding, Connecticut.

Tasha Tudor illustrated nearly one hundred books, the last being Corgiville Christmas, released in 2003.

Tasha Tudor collaborated in 1957 with Nell Dorr to produce the 24-minute 16mm film The Golden Key: Enter the Fantasy World of Tasha Tudor.

Mother and son as well as daughter Efner, who published a couple of books together with Tasha Tudor, worked closely on family endeavors.

Tasha Tudor received many awards and honors, including Caldecott Honors for Mother Goose in 1945 and 1 is One in 1957.

Tasha Tudor received the Regina Medal in 1971 for her contributions to children's literature.

Tasha Tudor created thousands of original works of art which appear on Christmas cards, Advent calendars, Valentines, posters, and in other forms.

Tasha Tudor toured the country for many years, giving speeches at libraries, colleges and museums.

The original art for these two books belongs to Colonel Thomas Strong Tasha Tudor and was loaned through the auspices of the Pierpont Morgan Library.

That exhibit included two early oil paintings that Rosamund Tudor created of her daughter c and 1930.

Tasha Tudor died on June 18,2008, in Marlboro, Vermont.

Tasha Tudor's estate, valued at over $2 million, was contested by the three children she disinherited.