Margaret Evans Price

Margaret Evans Price (1888-1973) was an American children's book illustrator, author, painter, and muralist born in Chicago, Illinois. She was the first Art Director of Fisher-Price Toy Company, which she co-founded with her husband Irving Price, Herman Fisher, and Helen Schelle in 1930, designing push-pull toys based on characters from her children's books. Throughout her prolific career, she illustrated and authored numerous children's books featuring fairy tales, myths, and enchantment tales, while also creating notable murals and paintings.