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Atha Tehon Thiras (January 20, 1926 – February 15, 2012), professionally credited as Atha Tehon, was the daughter and second child of Dr. Leo Roy Tehon and Mrs. Leo Tehon, of
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. Tehon was a student at the Jerry Farnsworth School in North Truro in the summers of 1947 and 1948, and graduated with an MFA from the
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in 1949.


Work

Tehon served as the
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for 32 years, retiring in 2001. A number of the books she worked on received Caldecott medals and honors including: '' Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears'', '' Ashanti to Zulu'', ''Moja Means One'', and '' Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book''. She also worked as a freelance designer for
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AIGA Design Archives: Atha Tehon credits

'Caldecott Winners' on WorldCat.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tehon, Atha 1926 births 2012 deaths AIGA medalists American graphic designers American women artists American typographers and type designers University of Pennsylvania School of Design alumni 21st-century American women American women graphic designers