Van Allsburg, Chris
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Name (Hebrew)
ון אלסברג, כריס, 1949-
Name (Latin)
Van Allsburg, Chris
Other forms of name
Van Allsburg, Chris, 1949-
Allsburg, Chris van
Date of birth
1949
Place of birth
Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Place of residence/headquarters
Providence (R.I.)
Associate group
University of Michigan
University of Michigan (1967 - 1967)
Rhode Island School of Design
Rhode Island School of Design (1972 - 1972)
Occupation
Artists
Authors
Illustrators
Sculptors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- His The garden of Abdul Gasazi, 1979:t.p. (Chris van Allsburg)
- Chris Van Allsburg, 2004:CIP galleys (b. June 18, 1949 in Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- The Author's זאתורה, 2006.
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Chris van Allsburg - Northborough MA 12-2011
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Wikipedia description:
Chris Van Allsburg (born June 18, 1949) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He has won two Caldecott Medals for U.S. picture book illustration, for Jumanji (1981) and The Polar Express (1985), both of which he also wrote, and were later adapted as successful motion pictures. He was also a Caldecott runner-up in 1980 for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. For his contribution as a children's illustrator, he was a 1986 U.S. nominee for the biennial International Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition for creators of children's books. He received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Michigan in April 2012.
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