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1912 New York City - 1996 Mexico. Known for: Children's book illustration, sculpture.
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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Keywords (15)
Art Method
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
Awards/Recognition
- •Prix de Rome Prize
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Exhibition By An Art School
- •Royal Academy of the Arts, England