Ian Falconer, the author of the “Olivia” books and of more than 30 New Yorker covers, died today, at the age of 63.
covers, died on Tuesday, at the age of sixty-three, after a brief illness. During his short but illustrious career, he designed numerous opera and ballet sets and costumes, and received a Caldecott Medal for “Olivia,” in 2001.
Falconer was exacting. He designed his children’s books with such extraordinary simplicity that they became instant classics.art editor. My mandate was to refresh the art for what had come to be perceived as a highly respected but somewhat fossilized magazine. I turned to Falconer, who grew up in Ridgefield, Connecticut, and was a longtime fan of the magazine, for help.
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