Timeline

1898

Born: Meran, Tyrol, Austria (now Merano, Italy)

1914

Immigrated to the United States

1915

First commissioned (caricature) portraits

1918

Became a United States citizen

1927

Studied art at the "Thaddeus Studio"

1939

Began “Madeleine” series of children’s book(Simon and Schuster), New York, NY

1940 - 1949

Screenwriter, MGM Hollywood

1947

Painted the mural, Central Park, on the walls of the Carlyle Hotel's Bemelmans Bar in New York, NY
Produced several covers for The New Yorker

1950

The National Arts Club, New York, NY

1953

Murals, La Colombe Bistro, Île de la Cité, Paris, France

1954

Was awarded a Caldecott Medal from the American Library Association

1962

Died: New York, NY