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Through the Looking Glass and What I Found There

20/5/2013

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Frontspiece of Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There illustrated by Leonard Weisgard

​The illustrator and writer, Leonard Weisgard is one family member I really wish I'd had the chance to meet. 

The Caldecott award-winning illustrator of more than 200 children’s books was my Dad's first cousin - and shared his first name. But I'd never heard of him until a few my uncle mentioned him a few years ago.
Illustration of village tumbling towards sea and two sheep under a tree
Mr Peaceable Paints. Written and illustrated by Leonard Weisgard
My Dad was not enthusiastic about my pursuit of an artistic career so it might be that he thought it expedient not to mention his namesake or he simply may not have known much about him back in that pre-Google era.
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Page from Who Dreams of Cheese? Written & illustrated by Leonard Weisgard (1963)
Weisgard's whimsical illustrations came back into my life today when I accidentally came across a feature on them on Brain Pickings.

His breathtaking illustrations include such classics as Alice Through the Looking Glass, and The Wizard of Oz. But Weisgard's talent didn't stop with illustration. He also studied dance with Martha Graham and wrote a number of children's books himself!
Illustration from the Wizard of Oz
Illustration by Leonard Weisgard from The Wizard of Oz
You can see more of his work here on the website created by his children as a tribute or on Flickr and Pinterest.
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Tales from Shakespeare illustrated by Leonard Weisgard

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