Esphyr Slobodkina, Russian-American author and illustrator (born 1908)

Esphyr Slobodkina

American artist, author, and illustrator (1908–2002)

Esphyr Solomonovna Slobodkina was a Russian-born American artist, author, and illustrator, best known for her classic children's picture book Caps for Sale. Slobodkina was a celebrated avant garde artist and feminist in the middle part of the 20th century.