Ned Bittinger

Ned Bittinger
Bittinger in 2002
Born	(1951-07-04) July 4, 1951 (age 73)[1] Washington, D.C., United States
Alma mater	Denison University (BFA) George Washington University (MFA)
Notable work	Abraham Lincoln Corinne Claiborne (Lindy) Boggs Rocking Horse Christmas The Matzah That Papa Brought Home The Blue and the Gray
Children	1

Edmund Stuart Bittinger (born July 4, 1951), better known by Ned Bittinger,^[2] is an American portrait painter and illustrator who is known for his paintings of prominent American figures. His notable works include the congressional portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Lindy Boggs for the United States Capitol, as well as Secretaries of State James Baker and Lawrence Eagleburger's official State Department portraits. He has also painted official portraits of Henry Kissinger, John Mica, and Jon Corzine, among others.

Bittinger made his debut as an illustrator in 1995 with the Passover Sedar fiction children's book The Matzah That Papa Brought Home, which was met with critical acclaim and became an American Library Association Notable Children's Book and a Notable Book for Younger Readers from the Sydney Taylor Book Award. He later illustrated The Blue and the Gray (1996) and Rocking Horse Christmas (1997), both of which received positive reviews from critics. In 2002, he illustrated his latest book, When the Root Children Wake Up, which is a retelling of Sibylle Von Olfers' book, The Root Children, originally published in 1906.