Ron Barrett

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'''Ron Barrett''' is an American [[illustrator]], best known for illustrating the children's book ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]'', which was written by his former wife, [[Judi Barrett]].{{cite web |title=Author:Ron Barrett (interview) |url=http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-barrett-ron.asp |date=8 November 2005 |publisher=KidsRead.com |accessdate=27 August 2009}}

'''Ron Barrett''' (born 1937) is an American [[illustrator]] and [[cartoonist]] best known for illustrating the 1978 children's book ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]'', which was written by his former wife [[Judi Barrett]].{{cite web |title=Author:Ron Barrett (interview) |url=http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-barrett-ron.asp |date=8 November 2005 |publisher=KidsRead.com |accessdate=27 August 2009}}

==Career==

==Career==

He is a graduate of the [[School of Industrial Art]] in New York City. While still in high school, he was an apprentice in the studio of Lucian Bernhard, the great German graphic designer. He also found a mentor in [[Ervine Metzl]], illustrator and President of the Society of Illustrators, who predicted that the young Mr. Barrett "...would either wind up in a mental institution or make a million dollars."

Barrett attended high school at the [[School of Industrial Art]] in New York City, where he was an apprentice in the studio of the German graphic designer [[Lucian Bernhard]]. He also found a mentor in [[Ervine Metzl]], illustrator and president of the [[Society of Illustrators]], who predicted that the young Mr. Barrett "...would either wind up in a mental institution or make a million dollars." He attended the [[Pratt Institute]], where he met [[Judi Barrett]] in the 1960s. He and Judi began to collaborate on children's books and later married.{{Cite news |last=Balaban |first=Samantha |date=2022-10-09 |title=The forecast: Still tasty (and terrifying) in 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs' |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/10/09/1124930113/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs-judi-ron-barrett |access-date=2026-04-22 |work=NPR |language=en}}

After early success as an art director at [[Young & Rubicam]] and [[Carl Ally]], winning the Gold Medal of the [[Art Directors Club of New York]], he left advertising to become an illustrator, author and [[puzzle]] maker. He wrote ''The Nutty News'' and has illustrated many books, such as a series of children's books with [[Judi Barrett]], including ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]'' and ''Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing''.{{cite web |title=Author:Ron Barrett (interview) |url=http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-barrett-ron.asp |date=8 November 2005 |publisher=KidsRead.com |accessdate=27 August 2009}} He has also worked on several books for adults, including the best-selling ''O. J.'s Legal Pad'' with [[Henry Beard]] and [[John Boswell]]. In 2009 ''Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs'' became [[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film)|an animated feature in 3D]], created by [[Sony Pictures Animation]].

After early success as an art director at [[Young & Rubicam]] and [[Carl Ally]], winning the Gold Medal of the [[Art Directors Club of New York]], Barrett left advertising to become an illustrator, author and [[puzzle]] maker. He wrote ''The Nutty News'' and has illustrated many books, such as a series of children's books with Judi Barrett, including ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]'' and ''Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing''.{{cite web |title=Author:Ron Barrett (interview) |url=http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-barrett-ron.asp |date=8 November 2005 |publisher=KidsRead.com |accessdate=27 August 2009}}>> He has also worked on several books for adults, including the best-selling ''O. J.'s Legal Pad'' with [[Henry Beard]] and [[John Boswell]]. In 2009 ''Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs'' became [[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film)|an animated feature in 3D]], created by [[Sony Pictures Animation]].

During the 1970s, Barrett had many comic strips in the ''[[National Lampoon (magazine)|National Lampoon]]'' "Funny Pages", of which the best remembered is perhaps "Politenessman". He became the magazine's art director, giving it a style described as "crisp" and "smart".{{r|RM}}

During the 1970s, Barrett had many comic strips in the ''[[National Lampoon (magazine)|National Lampoon]]'' "Funny Pages", of which the best remembered is perhaps "Politenessman". He became the magazine's art director, giving it a style described as "crisp" and "smart".{{r|RM}}

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