Accession Number: 2001.78
Summary/Description: Includes an article titled "Picture Books for the Blind," written by Joseph E. Brown, pages 140-142, 284, describing a process called Braille Illustration that was invented by retired schoolteacher, Elsey Taft, to create tactile pictures for books. The process involves placing sheets of plastic over molds and heating them in an oven. Includes 7 black-and-white photos.
Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2001.78
Publisher: Popular Mechanics Company
Publisher Place: Chicago, IL
Publish Date: Oct-59
Subjects: Book illustrations Books for children Tactile graphics Thermoforming
Physical Description: 1 issue : ill. ; 9.75 x 6.5 in. Vol. 112, no. 4
