Elizabeth Dauber

American artist. Born June 28, 1910 in New York. Died November 21, 2005 in Roosevelt, New Jersey. Wife of Gregorio Prestopino. Mother of Paul Prestopino. Liz Dauber's art career included working in several mediums, including illustrations, painting and magazine cover art. In her early years, she created colorful cover art for the popular New York women’s fashion magazine Mademoiselle. Married to Gregorio Prestopino, a painter of the Ashcan school, she and her husband were part of the planned community called Jersey Homesteads. Established by FDR during the Depression, this cooperative effort was meant to foster industrial, agricultural and artistic endeavors that served and enriched the community. She went on to illustrate a number of children and young adult books that featured topics about history, folklore and biographies. Her emphasis was on juvenile literature .