Garth Williams has worked for almost forty years as an illustrator of children's books; his bibliography includes some of the most distinguished titles published in this century, among them the already-classic Charlotte's Web (1952) and Stuart Little...

Garth Williams was so masterly an artist that he might have pursued a career in one of many disciplines: architecture, painting, sculpture, even textile design. However, he chose to demonstrate his versatility by illustrating some of the most memorable American children's books of the...

I certainly never started out to become a famous children's book illustrator," admits Garth Williams, whose art has decorated scores of notable books during the past half century. "But, looking back at my life, it appears I don't know there is anything else...