Williams, Garth.

Garth Williams was born on April 16, 1912 in New York City. He attended the City of London School, Westminster Art School, Royal College of Art and the British School of Rome. He was an organizer at the Luton Art School art editor of a women's magazine, but Garth Williams is best known as an author and illustrator of children's books. He is the illustrator of nearly 100 children's books. His artwork can be found in Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web, The Rescuers and the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Garth Williams died on May 8, 1996 in Marfil, Guanajuato, Mexico. Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vol. 66, pp. 228-235 and vol. 90, pp. 239.

From the description of Garth Williams Papers 1963-1968. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 437297984

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