Who’s Who 2011
Wildsmith, Brian Lawrence; artist and maker of picture books for young children: b 22 Jan 1930 of Paul Wildsmith and Annie Elizabeth Oxley. Education: de la Saile Coll; Barnsley School of Art; Slade Sch. Of Fine Arts, Art Master, Selhurst Grammar School for Boys, 1954 -57; freelance artist, 1975 -.
Exhibitions include: World of Seven English Picture Book Artists, tour Japan, 1998-1999; one man shows:Hong Kong, Kobe, Yukohama, Mihara, Imabari, 1992, Nakano, Sumida (both Tokyo) 1995; New World of Brian Wildsmith, Tokyo and tour of Japan, 1997, World of Nursery Tales. Pukui, 1997; Brian Wildsmith Museum of Art, Kohoku Tokyo, 1998; Kyoto Museum, 2000; Okazaki Museum for children, 2001; Tawain Museum of Fine Art and tour of Japan, 2004; retrospective exhibition, Fantasia from a Fairy Land, Tokyo, Fuji Art Museum and tour of Japan, 2003; lecture tours in USA, Canada, S Africa, Japan, Australia and NZ. Production design, illustrations, titles and graphics for first USA-USSR Lenigrad film co-production of the Blue Bird, 1974. Brian Wildsmith Museum opened in Izukogen, Japan, 1994. Kate Greenaway Medal, 1962; Soka Gakkai Japan Education Medal, 1988; USHI0 Publication Culture Award, 1991; Gold Medal, Tokyo Fuki Museum, 2003,
Publications: ABC, 1962; The Lion and The Rat, 1963; The North Wind and the Sun, 1964; Mother Goose, 1964; 1,2,3, 1965; The Rich Man and The Shoemaker, 1965; A Child’s Garden of Verses (Lewis Carol Shelf Award 1966); The Hare and the Tortoise, 1966; Birds, 1967; Animals, 1967; Fish, 1968; The Miller, the Boy and the Donkey, 1969; The Circus, 1970; Puzzles, 1970; The Owl and the Woodpecker, 1971; The Twelve Days of Christmas 1972; The Little Wood Duck 1972; The Lazy Bear 1973; Squirrels, 1974; Python’s Party, 1974; The Blue Bird, 1976; The True Cross, 1977; What the Moon Saw, 1978; Hunter and his Dog, 1979; Animal Shapes, 1980; Animal Homes, 1980; Animal Games, 1980; Animal Tricks, 1980; The Seasons, 1980; Professor Noah’s Spaceship, 1980; Bears Adventure, 1981; The Trunk, 1982; Cat on the Mat, 1982; Pelican 1982; The Apple Bird, 1983; The Island, 1983; All Fall Down, 1983; The Nest, 1983; Daisy, 1984; Who’s Shoes, 1984; Toot Toot, 1984; Give a Dog a Bone, 1985; Goats Trail, 1986; My Dream, 1986; What A Tail, 1986; If I Were You, 1987; Giddy Up…, 1987; Carousel, 1988; The Christmas Story, 1989; The Snow Country Prince, 1990; The Cherry Tress,1991; The Princess and The Moon, 1991; Over The Deep Blue Sea, 1992; The Easter Story, 1993; Noah’s Ark Pop-Up, 1994; Saint Francis, 1995; The Creation (Pop-Up), 1995; Brian Wildsmith’s Amazing World of Words, 1996; Katie and the Dream Easter, 1996; Joesph, 1997; Exodus 1998; The Bremen Town Band, 1999; The Seven Ravens, 2000; My Flower, 2000; Jesus, 2000; Mary, 2002; The Road to Bethlehem, 2003; with Rebecca Wildsmith: Wake Up Wake Up, 1993; Whose Hat Was That?, 1993; Look Closer, 1993 ; What Did I Find?, 1993; Jack and the Measnstalk, 1995; Christmas Crib: a nativity pop-up and story, 2003. Recreations: squash, tennis, music (piano).
For more information please visit Brian's website designed by Starbright Books at http://www.brianwildsmith.com/