Born: 04/07/1929   Dearborn , MI
Died: 06/26/1989
Parents: Fay and Blanche Carrick
Spouse: Carol Carrick, a writer
Children: Christopher and Paul
Address(es):
Last known address:
Edgartown , MA

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	Harald and the Great Stag - Author and Illustrator	Fiction , Picture Book	Children	New York : Clarion Books	1988
	Milk - Author and Illustrator	Non Fiction , Picture Book	Children	New York : Greenwillow Book	1985
	Morgan and the Artist - Author and Illustrator	Fiction , Picture Book	Children	New York : Clarion Books	1985
	Harald and the Giant Knight - Author and Illustrator	Fiction , Picture Book	Children	New York : Clarion Books	1982
	The Deer in the Pasture - Author and Illustrator	Fiction , Picture Book	Children	New York : Greenwillow Books	1976
	Drip Drop - Author and Illustrator. A story without words.	Picture Book	Children	New York : Macmillan	1973
	The Tree - Author and Illustrator	Fiction , Picture Book	Children	New York Macmillan	1971
	The Old Barn - The first of 37 books written by Carol and illustrated by Donald	Picture Book	Children	Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill	1966
	The Civil War in Spain - The first of many books written by Robert Goldston and illustrated by Donald	History	Children	Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill	1966
	- Illustrated 41 books for other authors		Children

What is the aim or goal of your writing: 2nd ed. says, "Despite the books, my first interest is as a painter." Carrick began drawing as a child growing up in Dearborn, MI, but he first put his creative skills to use as a high school student working as an apprentice sign painter. Traveling around Michigan, he spent his summers and weekends painting billboards. That led him eventually to take a job as an advertising artist in Detroit, and later--after serving in Germany with the U. S. Army--in New York City. The time Carrick spent in Europe kindled his desire to do more creative work, and so he saved enough money to return to Europe, where he practiced painting in Spain, Greece, and the Vienna Academy of Fine Art. Carrick first became interested in doing illustrations for books when he collaborated with Robert Goldston on 'The Civil War in Spain'. It was not long after he completed this book that Carrick and his wife wrote and illustrated the first of many books they would do together, 'The Old Barn'. Both Donald and Carol loved nature, so many of their works involve animals and natural settings. A dedicated and productive illustrator and painter thoughout his career, Carrrick continued to work industriously even after he learned he had terminal cancer. His wife once commented in an interview, "After Don was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he worked on Jim Latimer's book and had at least four more books to do at the time of his illness. I think he hoped that he would be able to do them all."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author
Illustrator

MeLCat Links:
http://elibrary.mel.org/search~S15?/aCarrick%2C+Donald%2C/acarrick+donald/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/exact&FF=acarrick+donald&1%2C156%2C

Collections of his works are kept at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA., the Mazda Collection, and the Kerlan Collection at the University of Minnesota

Last Modified On: 4/22/2014 12:00:00 AM