Busoni, Rafaello, 1900-1962

American illustrator and author of children's books; known for his work on the "Lands & Peoples" series of geography books.

From the description of Yugoslavia : production material, [1952?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62680471

From the description of France : production material, [1947?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62494410

From the description of Robin Hood's arrow : production material, [1948?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62494413

From the description of Johann Sebastian Bach : production material, [1942?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62494412

From the description of Tidewater tales : production material, [1942?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62451317

From the description of The lavender cat : production material, [1944?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62451314

From the description of The missing brother : a mystery story for older boys : production material, [1950?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62451315

From the description of Sasha and the samovar : production material, [1944?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62451316

From the description of The wind and the fire ; production material, [1959?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62443442

From the description of His name was Jesus : production material, [1950?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62451312

From the description of The youngest general : a story of Lafayette : production material, [1949?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62451318

From the description of Chooky : production material, [1950?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62494409

From the description of Shipmates down under : production material, [1950?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62443440

From the description of Knight of Florence : production material, [1950?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62451313

From the description of The Mediterranean : saga of a sea : production material, [1942?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62443436

From the description of Papers, 1942-1959. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62443434

From the description of The red and the black : production material, [1947?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62443438

From the description of Scandinavia : production material, [1948?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62680469

From the description of It took courage : tales of adventurous discovery : production material, [1948?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62680468

From the description of Germany : production material, [1951?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62680467

From the description of William Tell : production material, [1952?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62680470

From the description of Italy : production material, [1950?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62405879

From the description of Pegs of history : a picture book on world dates : production material, [1943?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62405882

From the description of The Low Countries : production material, [1949?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62405881

From the description of Japan : production material, [1948?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62405880

From the description of Secret of the Sleeping River : production material, [1952?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62405883

Rafaello Busoni, the son of an Italian pianist, was born on February 1, 1900 in Berlin, Germany. He attended school in Germany and Switzerland and began drawing as a child. He quit school to become a painter and illustrated his first book, an edition of the Bible [the "Song of Solomon" section] in Berlin in 1922-23. Rafaello Busoni came to the United States in 1939, and became interested in children's books when his son was old enough to enjoy books. He began illustrating children's books in hte 1940s and throughout his long career, he illustrated dozens of trade and text books. He had a special interest in geography and illustrated a number of books in the "Land and People" series including France (1947), Germany (1951), Japan (1948), and wrote and illustrated Italy (1950). He illustrated children's books, both fiction and non-fiction, for a number of authors including Keith Robertson and Janette Sebring Lowrey. Rafaello Busoni also wrote several children's books beginning with Somi Builds a Church: A Story from Lapland in 1943. Rafaello Busoni died in March of 1962. Biographical Source: Something About the Author, v. 16, pp. 61-64.

From the description of Rafaello Busoni Papers 1942-1959. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 462885705