Phero Thomas (1922-1984)

Phero Thomas of Chicago, IL, was a noted illustrator of children’s books and numerous textbooks, working closely with author Julian May among others. He created a series of woodblock illustrations for Isaac Bashevis Singer’s collection of stories, Gimpel the Fool and Other Stories (The Franklin Library, 1980).

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“The family of the little shoemakers was famous”
from Gimpel the Fool and Other Stories
(The Franklin Library, 1980).