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Essays page for Hardie Gramatky ((1907 - 1979)), known for Streetscape and marine painting, children's book illustrator, animation. Showing 2 essays and articles.
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1907 Dallas, Texas - 1979 Westport, Connecticut. Known for: Streetscape and marine painting, children's book illustrator, animation.
Note from Loren T. Bieg. I was 7 or 8 years old when I met Hardie Gramatky. He lived at the top of the Roseville Road hill where I rode my Schwinn bicycle in Westport, Connecticut. I think I must... Read full biography
Note from Loren T. Bieg. I was 7 or 8 years old when I met Hardie Gramatky. He lived at the top of the Roseville Road hill where I rode my Schwinn bicycle in Westport, Connecticut. I think I must have first met him at the Westport Book Fair where he came year after year to sign his books. But, what... Read full biography
Note from Loren T. Bieg. I was 7 or 8 years old when I met Hardie Gramatky. He lived at the top of the Roseville Road hill where I rode my Schwinn bicycle in Westport, Connecticut. I think I must have first met him at the Westport Book Fair where he came year after year to sign his books. But, what impressed me as a little boy was that I immediately felt that I could stop by his home any time, which my brother and I did on our bicycles. He would always take an interest in what we were doing and... Read full biography
Note from Loren T. Bieg. I was 7 or 8 years old when I met Hardie Gramatky. He lived at the top of the Roseville Road hill where I rode my Schwinn bicycle in Westport, Connecticut. I think I must have first met him at the Westport Book Fair where he came year after year to sign his books. But, what impressed me as a little boy was that I immediately felt that I could stop by his home any time, which my brother and I did on our bicycles. He would always take an interest in what we were doing and spend time talking with us. On Halloween night in 1977, I knocked on his door dressed as R2D2, a costume I had spent hours building myself. I still remember being invited into his home and the look of amazement on his face as he commended me on the... Read full biography
Note from Loren T. Bieg. I was 7 or 8 years old when I met Hardie Gramatky. He lived at the top of the Roseville Road hill where I rode my Schwinn bicycle in Westport, Connecticut. I think I must have first met him at the Westport Book Fair where he came year after year to sign his books. But, what impressed me as a little boy was that I immediately felt that I could stop by his home any time, which my brother and I did on our bicycles. He would always take an interest in what we were doing and spend time talking with us. On Halloween night in 1977, I knocked on his door dressed as R2D2, a costume I had spent hours building myself. I still remember being invited into his home and the look of amazement on his face as he commended me on the "engineering" involved in its construction. He made me feel special. However... Read full biography