Robert Lawson
Sign in to saveAmerican children's illustrator and writer (1992–1957)
Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Born in New York City, Lawson spent his early life in Montclair, New Jersey. Following high school, he studied art for three years under illustrator Howard Giles (an advocate of dynamic symmetryas conceived by Jay Hambidge) at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (now Parsons School of Design), marrying fellow artist and illustrator Marie Abrams in 1922. His career as an illustrator began…
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Lawson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Westport
- Occupation
- children's writer
- Educated at
- Parsons School of Design
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Newbery Medal
- Conflict
- World War I
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- date of birth
- 1892-10-04
- date of death
- 1957-05-26
- nominated for
- Newbery Medal
- name in native language
- Robert Lawson
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