Jose aruego biography
- José Aruego (August 9, 1932 – August 9, 2012) was a Filipino children's book author and illustrator.
- José Aruego was a Filipino children's book author and illustrator.
- Jose Aruego was born in the Philippines, where he studied law.
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Jose Aruego
Antarctic Antics (watercolor)
José Aruego and Ariane Dewey, illustrators
Judy Sierra, author
Gulliver Books Harcourt Brace & Company 1998
José Aruego was born in Manila, Philippines. Graduating from the University of the Philippines in 1953 and 1955 with a law degree, he later went on to focus his attention on advertising upon completion of a certificate in graphic arts and advertising from the Parsons School of Design in 1959. He then worked at magazines, design studios, and advertising agencies, and two years as a freelance cartoonist. Two years later he married illustrator Ariane Dewey. Together they began a career of artistic collaboration publishing thier first book, Crocodile's Tale in 1969. José created the joyful, humorous line drawings and Ariane producing all of the color.
“I discovered that line drawing is a great fulfillment. I drew everything from fire extinguishers to Rodin sculptures to drinking fountains.” Aruego began as an Assistant Art Director, then a writer and illustrator of children’s books, including Leo the Late Bloomer
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Aruego, José 1932–
(José Espiritu Aruego)
Personal
Born August 9, 1932, in Manila, Philippines; son of José M. (a lawyer) and Constancia (Espiritu) Aruego; married Ariane Dewey (an illustrator), January 27, 1961 (divorced, 1973); children: Juan. Education: University of the Philippines, B.A., 1953, LL.B., 1955; Parsons School of Design, Certificate in Graphic Arts and Advertising, 1959.
Addresses
Home—New York, NY.
Career
Children's book author and illustrator. Village Display Co., New York, NY, apprentice, 1959-60; Hayden Publishing Co., New York, NY, designer, 1960-62; Mervin & Jesse Levine (fashion advertising agency), New York, NY, mechanical boardman, 1963-64; Norman Associates (studio), New York, NY, mechanical boardman, 1964-65; Ashton B. Collins, Inc. (advertising agency), New York, NY, assistant art director, 1965-68; freelance cartoonist, writer, and illustrator.
Awards, Honors
Outstanding Picture Book of the Year designation, New York Times, 1970, for Juan and the Asuangs, 1971, for The Day They Parachuted Cats on Borneo, and 1972, for Look Wh Maurice Sendak, Ellen Levine, Jean Craighead George, Leo Dillon, and now Jose Aruego.  It’s been an all-too-mortal year for children’s books.  Mr. Aruego died on August 9, his 80th birthday. I never met Mr. Aruego, but he did kindly grant Julia Mickenberg and me permission to use his illustrations for Charlotte Pomerantz’s The Day They Parachuted Cats on Borneo (1971) in Tales for Little Rebels (2008).  For all such permission requests, I included a self-addressed stamped envelope to facilitate the reply.  He returned the envelope, embellished with his own beautiful script rendition of my name. It seemed as if, even though this was a mundane request, he was going to respond with his full attention.  Next to his signature, he added — in beautiful tiny script, on a post-it note — a request for a copy of the book, once published. His biography is a fascinating one.  As we note in Tales for Little Rebels, he grew up in Manilla where, at school, he sat next to and befriended Benigno Aquino – the Philippine leader assassinated (decades l
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