Leo jose aruego biography
Leo jose aruego biography
Jose Aruego.
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, fo