Garth Williams (American 1912-1996). Original Drawing for the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. [N.p., n.d., ca. 1960]....
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Original Designs for the Laura Ingalls Wilder
Award by Garth Williams
Garth Williams (American 1912-1996). Original Drawing for
the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. [N.p., n.d., ca. 1960].
Original circular drawing featuring Laura Ingalls Wilder as a
child, holding a doll, fashioned from three layers of paper,
measuring 10 inches in diameter. Pencil on paper. Signed "Garth"
on the front, and with Mr. Williams' full signature on the
reverse with instructions to return the drawing to him in
Aspen, Colorado. Drawing has a few shallow bends, a tiny nick to
the edge (above the "G" in "Ingalls"), and a glue stain along the
top of Laura's head. Else, in generally near fine condition. The
Wilder Award is a bronze medal awarded to an author or artist by
the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the
American Library Association, for excellence in children's
literature.
More Information:
Also included are seven sheets of preliminary sketches (one of which is a printed proof) with measurements ranging between 8.5 x 11 inches and 17 x 22 inches, each initialed by Garth Williams. All in very good or better condition.
The Wilder Award is a bronze medal awarded by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to an author or illustrator "whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children." The medal was designed by Garth Williams, and its first recipient, in 1954, was its namesake, Laura Ingalls Wilder.
A particularly nice association item, as Garth Williams' classic illustrations for Laura Ingalls Wilder's books continue to delight generations of young readers.
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