Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire were two writers and illustrators of children's books in the 20th century. Edgar Parin, originally of Swiss citizenship, was born in Munich, Germany to the noted Italian portrait painter Gino Parin and Ella Auler, a talented artist and musician who had moved from St. Louis to Paris. Edgar Parin took his mother's maiden name when she changed it to d'Aulaire. At about the same time he became a sought-after artist in his own right. Edgar, a pupil of Henri Matisse, illustrated many books in Germany from 1922 to 1926 and painted frescoes in Norway from 1926 to... 1927. Ingri Mortenson was born in Kongsberg, Norway. When she was 15, the renowned Norwegian painter Harriet Backer encouraged her to pursue art as a career. Ingri later studied at art schools in Norway, Germany, and France. Ingri and Edgar met in Munich. They were married in 1925. A modest insurance settlement following a near-fatal bus-trolley collision in Paris provided the seed money to send Edgar to the United States, steerage class, to scout for opportunities.
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| Birthdate: | December 27, 1904 |
| Date of death: | October 24, 1980 |