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Abner Graboff (June 28, 1919 – 1986) was an American artist and illustrator of Russian origin.

Early life and beginnings (1919–1945)
His parents, Joseph and Sonia, owned and ran a laundry business in East Orange, New Jersey. Abner was born on June 28, 1919. He had a brother, Ira, six years younger. His father Joseph died of cancer at the age of 48. After finishing high school Graboff got scholarship to Parsons School of Design in New York City, then transferred with success to another college. During the WWII he enlisted the army signal corps and spent some time in Europe in the UK and France. When the war ended, he met and married a woman from East Orange, Vivian Linde, a classical violinist. They raised three children. Their oldest son, Michael was born in 1951 and twins Paul and Jonathan were born in 1954. Jon was to become a musician (acted with ie. Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, Willie Nelson, Carrie Underwood, Joan Osborn).

Career
At the end of the decade he started his career as a freelance graphic designer. In 1949 Graboff took part in the 28th Annual Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art of the New York Art Directors Club held at Museum of Modern Art (March 15–April 17, 1949). He was active from the 1950s and was a prolific artist and beginning from 1954 children’s book illustrator.

In the early days of television he did a lot of work on clear celluloid for CBS.

He took up art od album covers designing. The records were published by ie. MGM Records, Columbia Records, RCA Victor. He illustrated cookbooks and music books.

In 1954 Abner Graboff illustrated his first book for children, and yet there were many more to come. He has worked consistently until the mid 80’s in his distinctive style.

In 2020 two books (There Was an Old Lady and What Can Cats Do?) were translated into Polish by a writer from Poland, Emilia Kiereś, the daughter of Małgorzata Musierowicz, the author of sought after books for teenagers.

Books
Source:
 * The Sun Looks Down (1954)
 * Rainbow In The Morning (1956)
 * A Tale Is A Tale (1957)
 * Abelard Folk Song Book (1958)
 * I Want To Whistle (1958)
 * The Daddy Days (1958)
 * Of Course, You’re A Horse! (1959)
 * Merry Ditties (song book for piano and guitar) (1959)
 * Something For You, Something For Me (1960)
 * Noise In The Night (1960)
 * Mr Angelo (1960)
 * Please Don’t Feel Horace (1961)
 * I Know An Old Lady (1961)
 * Weeks And Weeks (1962)
 * A Fresh Look At Cats (1963)
 * The Hungry Goat (1964)
 * No Sort Of Animal (1964)
 * Heat (1965)
 * Mrs. McGarrity’s Peppermint Sweater (1966)
 * Do You Want To See Something? (1965)
 * Do Cat Birds Have Whiskers? (1967)
 * Willie & Winnie & Wilma The Wicked Witch (1967)
 * Skippy The Skunk (1968)
 * Would You Put Your Money In A Sand Bank? (1968)
 * Crystal Magic (1968)
 * Limpy The Lion, (See and Say Sounds Series) (1969)
 * Old Macdonald Had A Farm (1969)
 * It’s A Picnic! (1969)
 * Ann’s Ann-imal (1969)
 * Do You What I See? No! I See Something Else (1975)
 * In A Cat’s Eye (1976)

Album covers
Source:
 * Portia Nelson, Jack Cassidy In Rodgers & Hart's On Your Toes, Columbia Masterworks (1952)
 * Martyn Green, Lehman Engel, Columbia Operetta Chorus And Orchestra ‎Martyn Green's Gilbert & Sullivan, Columbia Masterworks ML 4643 (1953)
 * Danny Kaye, Columbia CL6023 * Somethin' Smith & The Redheads Ain't We Got Fun Kinda Songs MGM Records E3941
 * The Boston Pops Orchestra Classic Marches, RCA Victor Red Seal ERA-27
 * Alan Mills ‎Old MacDonald Had A Farm And Other Funny Songs, Scholastic Records CC0628 (1969)
 * Alan Mills ‎I Know An Old Lady And Other Funny Songs, Scholastic Records (1969)
 * Various Artists ‎American Songs To Sing, Scholastic Records SCC2745 (1976)
 * Sylvia Grant And Deborah Howe ‎Hi! Ho! What's The Weather, Scholastic Records SCC2797 (1976)
 * Richard Maltby And His Orchestra Musical Highlights "Damn Yankees" "X" EXA-136
 * Haydn ‎Trumpet Concerto - Sinfonia Concertante - Divertimento, Concert Hall CM2101
 * The Stuttgart Festival Band, Emil Kahn ‎– John Philip Sousa Marches And Others Alto Saxophone, Music Minus One MMO 7069
 * Sir John Barbirolli ‎Viennese Night With Barbirolli, Vanguard Everyman Classics SRV237SD
 * Various ‎Artists Zum Tanzen Und Träumen - Unvergängliche Schlager, Varieton POP-1207