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Please check your inbox for an authentication link. He wishes that he could stay the same, single hue — until he finds another chameleon who convinces him to embrace his rainbow multiplicity, and together they explore the world. He lived at a time when the boundaries between applied and fine art were firmer, and he was careful to keep his artistic and commercial output separate for most of his life.

By the time he finished high school, Lionni had lived in Brussels, Philadelphia, and Genoa, Italy, a peripatetic upbringing that drove his lifelong sense of curiosity and his wide-ranging creativity. He began his art and commercial design careers in Italy, and in , he and his young family moved to Philadelphia and later New York, where Lionni worked as a graphic designer for Ford Motor Company, General Electric, the American Cancer Society, and others.

While serving as the art director of Fortune magazine, Lionni commissioned up-and-coming contemporary artists like Alexander Calder, Willem de Kooning, and a young Andy Warhol to produce work for the publication. By this time, he had left his prestigious design job behind and was focused on his picture books and visual art. His story is an encouraging reminder that being ourselves — however many selves there may be — is always best.

Marcus, Steven Heller, Annie Lionni, and Stephanie Haboush Plunkett , is published by Abbeville Press and is available online and in select independent bookstores. Lauren Moya Ford is a writer and artist. More by Lauren Moya Ford. You must be a Member to post a comment.