Tana Hoban

Tana Hoban (February 20, 1917 – January 27, 2006) was an American photographer and creator of children's books, including many picture books without any words.

Early life and education Tana Hoban was born in Philadelphia to Jeanette (Dimmerman) Hoban and Abraham T. Hoban, who were immigrants from Russia. She was the older sister of Freeda Hoban Ellis and children's book author and illustrator Russell Hoban . In 1938, she graduated from the School of Design for Women, now Moore College of Art and Design. That same year, she earned a fellowship to travel and study painting in Europe.

Career Back in the U.S. she married photographer Edward E. Gallob in 1939 (they divorced in 1982) and taught herself photography.

Hoban spent the last two decades of her life in Paris with her second husband, John G. Morris, a photo editor at The New York Times.