NEWFELD Frank
From Garbage Delight. 1977: Back cover.
Born 1928 in Czechoslovakia.
He studied at the Brighton College of Art and the Central School of Arts and Crafts both in England and migrated to Toronto in 1954 where he set up his studio on Spadina Avenue. In 1956 he along with Leslie Smart, and John Gibson founded the Society of Topographical Designers of Canada. In the late 1950’s he did illustrations for Maclean’s magazine and began designing the covers for McClelland & Stewart’s New Canadian Library series this expanded to designing covers and illustrating other of the company’s publications. In 1963 he joined McClelland and Stewart as art director. He later became Vice President Publishing and a member of the board of directors.
He had illustrated The Princess of Tomboso published by Oxford University Press in 1960. It was a fairy tale told in pictures and based on a story collected by Marius Barbeau and retold by Micheal Hornyanski. He followed this up in the mid to late 1970’s when he teamed up with Dennis Lee to produce three children’s books published by Macmillan Company of Canada. For the The Princess of Tomboso and Alligator Pie he received Hans Christian Anderson honourable mentions. In 1976 he represented Canada at the Illustration Bienale in Czechoslovakia.
From these early years he has designed over 650 books for publishers in Canada, Israel, the United Kingdom and United States and has received more than 170 Canadian and international awards including . three medals from the Leipzig Book Show and two awards from Typomundus 20. He became the Head of the Illustration Department at Sheridan College, a Fellow of the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada and a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. In 2015, he was invested as a member of the Order of Canada.
WORK:
ILLUSTRATOR:
BOOK TEXT:
Content poetry & Cover book front:
The Spice Box of Earth. Writ., Leonard Cohen. McClelland & Stewart Ltd. 1961.
Content poetry & Cover book front & back:
The Chequered Shade. Writ., Roy Daniells. McClelland & Stewart Ltd. 1963.
Garbage Delight. Writ., Dennis Lee. Macmillan of Canada, 1977.
River Among Rocks. Writ., Ralph Gustafson, McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 1960.
Content poetry & Cover book & dust jacket front:
Alligator Pie. Writ., Dennis Lee. Macmillan of Canada, 1974.
Ice, Cod, Bell or Stone. Writ., Earle Birney. McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 1962.
The Swinging Flesh. Writ., Irving Layton, 1961.
Content poetry & Cover dust jacket front & back:
Nicholas Knock And Other People. Writ., Dennis Lee. Macmillan of Canada, 1974.
The Night The City Sang. Writ., Peter Desbarats. McClelland & Stewart Ltd. 1977. Revised.
Cover
Book front:
Red Carpet For The Sun. Writ., Irving Layton, 1959.
| New Canadian Library. McClelland & Stewart, |
| 1. Over Prairie Trails, Writ., Fredrick P. Grove, 1957.
2. Such Is My Beloved, Writ., Morley Callaghan, 1957. 3. Literary Lapses, Writ., Stephen Leacock, 1957. 4. As For Me And My House. Writ., Sinclair Ross, 1957. 5. The Tin Flute. Writ., Gabrielle Roy, 1959. 6. The Clockmaker. Writ., Thomas C. Haliburton, 1958. 7. The Last Barrier And Other Stories. Writ., Charles G. D. Roberts, 1958. 10. Arcadian Adventures With The Idle Rich. Writ., Stephen Leacock, 1959. 11. Habitant Poems, Writ., William H. Drummond, 1959. 12. Thirty Acres. Writ., Ringuet, 1960. 14. The Man From Glengarry. Writ., Ralph Connor, 1960. 17. More Joy In Heaven. Morley Callaghan, 1960. 19. The Master of the Mill. Writ., Fredrick P. Grove, 1961. 20. The Imperialist. Writ., Sara Jeannette Duncan, 1961. 22. The Second Scroll. Writ., A.M. Klein, 1961. 23. The Mountain & The Valley. Writ., E. Buckler, 1961. 24. The Rich Man. Wri., Henry Kreisel. 1961. 28. My Discovery Of England. Writ., Stephen Leacock, 1963. 30. Each Man’s Son. Writ., Hugh MacLennan, 1962. 32. White Narcissus. Raymond Knister1962. 33. They Shall Inherit The Earth. Writ., Morley Callaghan, 1962. . 49. Fruits Of The Earth. Writ., Fredrick P. Grove, 1965. 53. My Remarkable Uncle. Writ., Stephen Leacock, 1965. 61. Samuel Marchbanks Almanack. Writ., Robertson Davies, 1968. 62. The Lamp At Noon And Other Stories. Writ., Sinclair Ross, 68. O1. Poets Of The Confederation. Ed., Malcolm Ross, 1960. N O2. Masks Of Fiction: Canadian Critics On Canadian Prose. Ed., A.J.M. Smith, 1961. O3. Masks Of Poetry: Canadian Critics On Canadian Verse. Ed., A.J.M. Smith,1961. O4. Poetry of Mid-Century 1940-1960. Ed., Milton Wilson, 1964. |
Dust jacket front & back:
Tête-Blanche. Writ., Marie-Claire Blais. McClelland & Stewart Ltd. 1961.
Dust jacket wrap around:
Mad Shadows (La Belle Bête). Writ., Marie-Claire Blais. McClelland & Stewart Ltd. 1960.
Splash One Tiger. Writ., R.J. Childerhose. McClelland & Stewart Ltd. 1961.
PERIODICAL TEXT:
| Maclean’s …: “Canadianecdote: …”. …: … |
| … 11May 1957: “…: The town that bought a hoax – and liked it”. Writ., J.N. Harris: …
… 1 August 1957: “…: When P.E.I.’s money was holey”. Writ., Carol Lindsey: … … 21 June 1958: “ …: The first pirate on the prairies”. Writ., Robert Moon: 54. |
SOURCE:
Article book:
Alligator Pie. Writ., Dennis Lee. MacMillan of Canada, 1974: Dust jacket.
The Night The City Sang. Writ., Peter Desbarats. McClelland & Stewart Ltd. 1977. Dust jacket.
Internet:
https://49thshelf.com/Contributors/N/Newfeld-Frank. Accessed 15 November 2024.
GALLERY:
From Nicholas Knock And Other People. 1974: Dust jacket back. (Self portrait).
Maclean’s, 11May 1957. |
Maclean’s, 1 August 1957. |
Maclean’s, 21 June 1958. |
Over Prairie Trails, 1957: Cover front.
Ice, Cod, Bell or Stone. 1962: Dust jacket.
The Chequered Shade.1963: Front cover.
Alligator Pie. 1974: Dust jacket front.
Nicholas Knock And Other People.1974: Dust jacket front.
The Night The City Sang. 1977: Dust jacket front.