Mildred Waltrip

Mildred Waltrip (1911 – 2004) was an American artist and illustrator.

Waltrip suffered from polio during her lifetime, and wore leg braces. She received her art education at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Waltrip took part in the Works Progress Administration's art program, completing the murals ''World Map and People'' and ''American Characters'' in 1938 at the Hatch Elementary School in Oak Park, Chicago. In 1995, the murals were removed, as they portrayed Africans stereotypically, "carrying spears, wearing loincloths and sporting prominent red lips," according to a Chicago Tribune article by Joanne von Alroth. The removed murals were placed in storage.

By the mid 1950s, she was illustrating children's books, including ''Molecules Today and Tomorrow'' and ''Research Adventures for Young Scientists''. Provided by Wikipedia