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Ron Barrett is an American
illustrator An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicate ...
, best known for illustrating the children's book ''
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' is a children's book written by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett. It was first published in 1978 by Atheneum Books, followed by a 1982 trade paperback edition from sister company Aladdin Pap ...
'', which was written by his former wife,
Judi Barrett Judi Barrett (' Bauman; born 1941) is an American author and art teacher most well known for her picture books for children, including ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' and '' Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing''. Biography She gre ...
.


Career

He is a graduate of the
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in New York City. While still in high school, he was an apprentice in the studio of Lucian Bernhard, the great German graphic designer. He also found a mentor in
Ervine Metzl Ervine Metzl (1899–1963) was an American graphic artist and illustrator best known for his posters and postage stamp designs. Biography Ervine Metzl was born in Chicago in 1899 to Ignatz and Bertha (Kohn) Metzl, Jewish immigrants from Bohemia. ...
, illustrator and President of the Society of Illustrators, who predicted that the young Mr. Barrett "...would either wind up in a mental institution or make a million dollars." After early success as an art director at
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and Carl Ally, winning the Gold Medal of the
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, he left advertising to become an illustrator, author and
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maker. He wrote ''The Nutty News'' and has illustrated many books, such as a series of children's books with
Judi Barrett Judi Barrett (' Bauman; born 1941) is an American author and art teacher most well known for her picture books for children, including ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' and '' Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing''. Biography She gre ...
, including ''
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' is a children's book written by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett. It was first published in 1978 by Atheneum Books, followed by a 1982 trade paperback edition from sister company Aladdin Pap ...
'' and ''Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing''. He has also worked on several books for adults, including the best-selling ''O. J.'s Legal Pad'' with
Henry Beard Henry Nichols Beard (born June 7, 1945) is an American humorist, one of the founders of the magazine '' National Lampoon'' and the author of several best-selling books. Life and career Beard, a great-grandson of 14th Vice President John C. B ...
and
John Boswell John Eastburn Boswell (March 20, 1947December 24, 1994) was an American historian and a full professor at Yale University. Many of Boswell's studies focused on the issue of religion and homosexuality, specifically Christianity and homosexuality ...
. In 2009 ''Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs'' became an animated feature in 3D, created by
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. During the 1970s, Barrett had many comic strips in the '' National Lampoon'' "Funny Pages", of which the best remembered is perhaps "Politenessman". He became the magazine's art director, giving it a style described as "crisp" and "smart".


Books

*''Animals Should Definitely Not Act Like People'', 1988 hardcover reissue, Aladdin () (Illustrator, with
Judi Barrett Judi Barrett (' Bauman; born 1941) is an American author and art teacher most well known for her picture books for children, including ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' and '' Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing''. Biography She gre ...
) *''Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing'', 1988, Aladdin () (Illustrator, with Judi Barrett) *''Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs'', 1978, Aladdin () (Illustrator, with Judi Barrett) *''Old Macdonald had some flats'', 1969, Longman group limited () (Illustrator, with Judith Barrett) *''The Nutty News'', 2005 hardcover reissue, Knopf, () *''Pickles to Pittsburgh: The Sequel to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'', 1997, Alladin () (Illustrator, with Judi Barrett)


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