George and Doris Hauman


George Hauman and Doris Holt Hauman were American illustrators of children's books. They illustrated a popular 1954 edition of The Little Engine That Could. Although there had been many previous editions of this classic story, "It was the work of George and Doris Hauman that earned The Little Engine the title of being worthy to sit on the same shelf as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." Namely, the title was one of 17 that received the inaugural Lewis Carroll Shelf Awards in 1958.

About

Doris Holt was born in West Somerville, Massachusetts, on August 29, 1898. George and Doris were married in 1924, when he lived in a studio apartment directly below hers. He died in 1961 and she died in 1984.
Doris and George Hauman lived in Scituate, MA, on Third Cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.

Career

The two decided that because they had so many of the same customers, they were going to start working together on projects, using "Doris and George Hauman" as the signature on all of their illustrations. Doris wrote the books they created together, and helped George with the illustrations. One of the books they wrote and illustrated, Happy Harbor, A Seashore Story, depicts a town much like Scituate. After George's death Doris worked for 14 years at the Derby Academy, where she taught courses in art.

Education

Doris went to the Normal Art School located in Boston, Massachusetts.

Family

George and Doris had one son.