death_date death_place birth_place awards nationality notableworks birth_date genre image article_title birth_name occupation
15 october 1968 boston , massachusetts newton centre , massachusetts , usa caldecott medal 1943 american '' his steam shovel '' the little house '' '' mike mulligan and 30 august 1909 children 's picture books black_and_white_headshot_of_author_virginia_lee_burton . jpg virginia lee burton
 virginia burton illustrator , writer
virginia lee burton

virginia lee burton -lrb- august 30 , 1909 -- october 15 , 1968 -rrb- , also known by her married name , virginia demetrios , was an american illustrator and children 's book author .
she wrote and illustrated seven children 's books , including `` the little house '' -lrb- 1943 -rrb- , which won the caldecott medal .
she also illustrated six books by other authors .
burton founded the textile collective , folly cove designers , in cape ann , massachusetts , which had numerous museum exhibitions .
some of its members ' works are held today in the collections of boston 's museum of fine arts , the peabody essex museum in salem , massachusetts , and new york city 's metropolitan museum of art .
