Connecticut, New York. 1928 - 2012
Fantasy animal children's book illustration
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1916 New Haven, Connecticut - 2000 Glumso, Denmark. Known for: Children's book illustrator, designer.
The following, submitted January 2005, is contributed by the children of the artist: Abigail, Ethan and Chrissy Weisgard. Leonard Weisgard, Caldecott award-winning illustrator of more than 300... Read full biography
The following, submitted January 2005, is contributed by the children of the artist: Abigail, Ethan and Chrissy Weisgard. Leonard Weisgard, Caldecott award-winning illustrator of more than 300 children's books, was perhaps best known for his collaboration with the author Margaret Wise Brown.... Read full biography
The following, submitted January 2005, is contributed by the children of the artist: Abigail, Ethan and Chrissy Weisgard. Leonard Weisgard, Caldecott award-winning illustrator of more than 300 children's books, was perhaps best known for his collaboration with the author Margaret Wise Brown. Weisgard was born in New Haven, Connecticut but spent much of his early childhood in England, the birth place of his father. His interest in the quality of children's books began after his family moved back... Read full biography
The following, submitted January 2005, is contributed by the children of the artist: Abigail, Ethan and Chrissy Weisgard. Leonard Weisgard, Caldecott award-winning illustrator of more than 300 children's books, was perhaps best known for his collaboration with the author Margaret Wise Brown. Weisgard was born in New Haven, Connecticut but spent much of his early childhood in England, the birth place of his father. His interest in the quality of children's books began after his family moved back to the USA when he was eight years old. As a schoolboy in New York, he was dissatisfied with the books supplied by the public schools he attended. He found the illustrations monotonous and thought that the world "could not be all that dreary and... Read full biography
The following, submitted January 2005, is contributed by the children of the artist: Abigail, Ethan and Chrissy Weisgard. Leonard Weisgard, Caldecott award-winning illustrator of more than 300 children's books, was perhaps best known for his collaboration with the author Margaret Wise Brown. Weisgard was born in New Haven, Connecticut but spent much of his early childhood in England, the birth place of his father. His interest in the quality of children's books began after his family moved back to the USA when he was eight years old. As a schoolboy in New York, he was dissatisfied with the books supplied by the public schools he attended. He found the illustrations monotonous and thought that the world "could not be all that dreary and limited to only one color." . He went on to study art at the Pratt Institute and the New School for Social Research, where he was inf... Read full biography
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Slide 1 of 3: "The monkeys put the ornaments on. And the giraffe laid, at the top, a star." Double-page illustration for "The Golden Christmas Tree"
"The monkeys put the ornaments on. And the giraffe laid, at the top, a star." Double-page illustration for "The Golden Christmas Tree"
Leonard Weisgard"The monkeys put the ornaments on. And the giraffe laid, at the top, a star." Double-page illustration for "The Golden Christmas Tree"
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Bunny Rabbit in oval with decorative floral border
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Hey Diddle Diddle
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Macabre cartoon illustration, writing
New York. 1907 - 2003
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New York, California / Hungary. 1882 - 1955
Designer, book illustrator, etcher
New York, Massachusetts. 1877 - 1970
Illustration, cartoons, landscape painting, etching
United Kingdom. 1879 - 1976
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England. 1867 - 1939
Children's book illustrations
New York / France. 1898 - 1962
Children's book illustrations