Background
Trotta, Lillian was born on October 16, 1926 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Daughter of Thomas Owen and Lillian Ethel (Branch) Brown.
Trotta, Lillian was born on October 16, 1926 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Daughter of Thomas Owen and Lillian Ethel (Branch) Brown.
Student, Florida State College for Women, 1944—1947. Bachelor, Florida State University, 1948. Postgraduate, Sch.Chgo.
Art Institute, 1948—1950.
Artist's assistant Peter Diem-Muralist/Painter, Chicago, 1949—1950. Designer Henri Fayette Greeting Card Company, 1951. Freelance artist Miami, Florida, since 1952.
Substitute art teacher Dade County Board Education, Miami, Florida, 1963—1965, adult painting instructor continuing education division, 1968—1988. Freelance children's writer, illustrator, Miami, since 1999. Decorations designer SCBWI Miami Writer's Conference, 2001—2004.
Worker Children's Exhibition Dade County, Miami, 1989—1997. Volunteer painting demonstrator Dade County Public Schools, 1990—1997, volunteer reader, 1999—2003. Member of Miami Springs Art Guild (vice president 1959), Florida Watercolor Society, Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Miami/Dade Watercolor Society (1st vice president 1987-1988, president 1988-1990, trustee 1990-1991, signature, Third Place award 1989, President award 2002, Graphics Dimension award 1999), Alpha Chi Omega.
Married Elliott Dominick Trotta, November 4, 1950. 1 child Allyson Rose Trotta Perez.