Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss

Theodore Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 - September 24, 1991) was an American children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, and filmmaker. He sold more than 600 million copies of his books.

Examples of his most popular books:

Why are his books so popular?

I think his books are so popular because they were always full of rhymes and strange creatures. His books have bright colors which make children enjoy reading them, with disproportionate objects, and gravity defying structures.

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His controversial books

His controversial books

The books mentioned contain racist illustrations. These books are no longer being printed.

The images in the middle and the right are from cartoons for newspapers.

Racist illustrations in "If I Ran the Zoo"

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The secret, darker art of Dr. Seuss

A) The Midnight Paintings

Dr. Seuss' Midnight Paintings

Dr. Seuss painted around 200 Midnight Paintings. He would paint them usually at night for his own enjoyment. He planned to release every painting to the public after his death, and nobody was allowed to see them until then.

A Plethora of Cats

Sunbathing bird

A painting just to see the limit of how many cats he could paint into a single canvas.(392 cats)

Inspired by his neighbors sunbathing.

Cat in Obsolete Shower Bath

This painting represents his early life, when he had to live in small apartments.

Self-Portrait of the Artist Worrying about His Next Book

Dr. Seuss' self portrait, showing him worried and stressed about what his next book will be about.

Cat from the Wrong Side of the Tracks

A known myth is that cats have 9 lives, and at the top of the painting there are 9 score beads. 8 are used up, and there's only 1 left. This represents how the cat has used up all of it's lives, and only has one left.

Not all of his paintings are dark

These paintings are more vivid and colorful than the others. It is strange seeing a bird with an impossibly long tail, fly alone so far out into the ocean. It seems peaceful, but the huge waves remind you of the danger.

Dr. Seuss' deco period

This painting is one of many from Dr. Seuss' deco period. It has one of his creatures resting in the center of an impossible structure, calmly drinking in the darkness giving it a feeling of isolation.

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The secret, darker art of Dr. Seuss

B) His sculptures

Unorthodox Taxidermy

Decades before he became a best selling children's book author, Dr. Seuss created a series of sculptures he called his "Unorthodox Taxidermy." Using real horns, beaks and antlers.

Dr. Seuss made 17 of these sculptures.

Facts about Dr. Seuss

• Dr. Seuss was originally a political cartoonist, and it was much later in his life that he decided to become a children's book author.

• Dr. Seuss doesn't have a doctor's degree, he added "Dr." to his name because his father always wanted him to become a veterinarian since he loved animals so much.
• The sculptures he made came from real horns, beaks and antlers which were supplied by the zoo his father worked at.
• Dr. Seuss invented the word "nerd". In the book "If I Ran the Zoo", there is a creature called a Nerd. Children began using it's name as an insult, referencing the book. It quickly became popular after that.

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