Carol Bouman Lyle

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Color illustration on a blue background of a boy with red hair and green eyes wearing a yellow crown with buttons attached; black and white checkerboard design around the rim

Curl Text LYLE © 1974 Carol Bouman Art Brand Buttons TM by Easy Aces
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Carol Bouman was an illustrator popular during the 1970’s and 1980’s. Her work is best described as having "figurative collage elements" and "whimsical art deco influences." She illustrated several children’s books in the 1980s, including Pick of the Litter by Teddy Slater, The Fisher-Price picture dictionary by Dina Anastasio, Rv and the Haunted Garage by Mel Gilden, and Where is Baby Twinkle? by Michael Teitelbaum. Bouman also collaborated with renowned musicians, including Jerry Lee Lewis, on album cover art. Her work has even reached the big screen! She was the artist for The Inheritance (1976) movie poster. While little known about her personal life, she has made a significant impact in various forms of commercial art.

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Carol Bouman. (2024). Goodreads.com. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3913938.Carol_Bouman

Discogs. (n.d.). Discogs. Retrieved August 31, 2024, from https://www.discogs.com/artist/4301570-Carol-Bouman

ACADEMY COLLECTIONS | details. (2024). Oscars.org. https://collections.new.oscars.org/Details/People/156908

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