Anyone who read their work, illustrated, as one admirer put it, with "simple examples of irresistible force and clarity," was drawn to their conclusions.
With intricate stitching and the addition of padding in some panels to create a three-dimensional effect, the work illustrated central moments in the civil rights struggle.
Mr. Minor's work illustrated books like Jean Craighead George's "Morning, Noon and Night" (from which Mr. Minor's "Baby Elephant Seal" is detailed above), "Arctic Son" and "Snow Bear"; Diane Siebert's "Mojave" and "Sierra," and Eve Bunting's "Red Fox Running".
Her body of work illustrated the changing face of Union Square from the post-Depression milieu of the 1930s to the war protesters and students of the 1960s and '70s.
Some of her best work illustrated the corporate claim that "Membership has its privileges": Willie Shoemaker standing next to Wilt Chamberlain; John Cleese hanging from a tree; Ella Fitzgerald in a pose and outfit that for once allowed her to convey sexiness instead of perfect pitch.
The work (illustrated by Lilly M. Spencer) sketched the lives of some 160 women who had played a part in or commented on or merely observed the events of the Revolution; it long remained the major work in a neglected field and enjoyed several successful editions.
