Handforth, Thomas, 1897-1948
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American artist, illustrator, and author.
From the description of Mei Li : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62423396
American artist, illustrator, and author; Caldecott Award winner, 1939.
From the description of Papers, 1938. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62435924
Thomas Handforth was born September 16, 1897, in Tacoma, WA and died October 19, 1948, in Pasadena, CA. Handforth was an artist, illustrator, and children's author. He has art work in permanent collections at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, and Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England. He won the Caldecott Medal, Association for Library Service to Children, 1939, for Mei Li . Source: Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2000.
From the guide to the Thomas Handforth Papers, 1938, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])
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Subjects:
- Children's literature, American
Occupations:
- Artists
- Illustrator
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- China (as recorded)