Wanda Gág

American · 1893–1946 · Painter, Printmaker

Wanda Hazel Gág was an American artist, author, translator, and illustrator. She is best known for writing and illustrating the children's book Millions of Cats, the oldest… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Wanda Gág, Winter SunshineWinter SunshineRago Auctions · $7,500≈ £5,768≈ €6,723Sign up to see
  2. Wanda Gág, Philodendron, 1944, lithographPhilodendronToomey & Co. · $3,640≈ £3,058≈ €3,496Sign up to see
  3. Wanda Gág, Gumbo Lane, 1927, lithograph on RivesGumbo LaneToomey & Co. · $2,394≈ £1,853≈ €2,207Sign up to see

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Wanda Hazel Gág was an American artist, author, translator, and illustrator. She is best known for writing and illustrating the children's book Millions of Cats, the oldest American picture book still in print. Gág was also a noted print-maker, receiving international recognition and awards. Growing Pains, a book of excerpts from the diaries of her teen and young adult years, received widespread critical acclaim. Two of her books were awarded Newbery Honors and two received Caldecott Honors. The New York Public Library included Millions of Cats on its 2013 list of 100 Great Children's Books.

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Born 1893, New UlmDied 1946, New York CityOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q1012900 ↗ULAN 500107586 ↗

Also known as Wanda Gag, Wanda Hazel Gag

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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