Born in New York City, Garth Williams was an illustrator of several of the more popular post- World War II children's books: Stuart Little (1945) and Charlotte's Web (1952) by E.B. White and the... Read full biography
Born in New York City, Garth Williams was an illustrator of several of the more popular post- World War II children's books: Stuart Little (1945) and Charlotte's Web (1952) by E.B. White and the Little House on the Prairie (1971) series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. He also illustrated Cricket in Times... Read full biography
Born in New York City, Garth Williams was an illustrator of several of the more popular post- World War II children's books: Stuart Little (1945) and Charlotte's Web (1952) by E.B. White and the Little House on the Prairie (1971) series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. He also illustrated Cricket in Times Square (1960) by George Selden and The Rescuers (1959) by Margery Sharp. Early in his career, he was a sculptor, whose achievments were officially recognized when he won the British Prix de Rome.... Read full biography
Born in New York City, Garth Williams was an illustrator of several of the more popular post- World War II children's books: Stuart Little (1945) and Charlotte's Web (1952) by E.B. White and the Little House on the Prairie (1971) series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. He also illustrated Cricket in Times Square (1960) by George Selden and The Rescuers (1959) by Margery Sharp. Early in his career, he was a sculptor, whose achievments were officially recognized when he won the British Prix de Rome. Williams' father was prominent for magazine illustrations for Punch, an English magazine, and when Williams was ten, he moved with his family to England. He first studied architecture, but turned to sculpture and painting. To earn a living, he became an... Read full biography
Born in New York City, Garth Williams was an illustrator of several of the more popular post- World War II children's books: Stuart Little (1945) and Charlotte's Web (1952) by E.B. White and the Little House on the Prairie (1971) series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. He also illustrated Cricket in Times Square (1960) by George Selden and The Rescuers (1959) by Margery Sharp. Early in his career, he was a sculptor, whose achievments were officially recognized when he won the British Prix de Rome. Williams' father was prominent for magazine illustrations for Punch, an English magazine, and when Williams was ten, he moved with his family to England. He first studied architecture, but turned to sculpture and painting. To earn a living, he became an educator, serving as headmaster of Luton Art S... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (10)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present
1984
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
656 pages
American Picturebooks from Noah's Ark to the Beast Within
1976
Bader, Barbara
615 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976
Jaques Cattell Press
756 pages
Illustrators of Children's Books 1744-1945
1961
Mahony, Bertha E (others)
527 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index