tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717867054789852418.post9180539636303083093..comments2023-12-23T09:12:42.347-08:00Comments on WENDY WATSON'S BLOG: ROBERT MCCLOSKEYAuthor and Illustrator of Books for Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03794207641219472636noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717867054789852418.post-73335432026495744412013-09-24T16:07:50.665-07:002013-09-24T16:07:50.665-07:00Nice art connection Wendy, lucky you, and fine tri...Nice art connection Wendy, lucky you, and fine tribute to McCloskey. I read and have the two biographies on him, one by Gary D. Schmidt and the other by his daughter Jane; they compliment each other filling out the full personality.<br /><br />In 1989 I had the good fortune to meet him, he was quite old. We were on a program at a library conference in Los Angeles, not keynoters but at a small Bruce McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18066890125101604978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717867054789852418.post-57101904528532365442013-09-24T07:45:00.101-07:002013-09-24T07:45:00.101-07:00Ashley, you especially would appreciate his black ...Ashley, you especially would appreciate his black and white work! He was a master of that genre.Author and Illustrator of Books for Childrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03794207641219472636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717867054789852418.post-35652279888419625552013-09-24T03:49:09.758-07:002013-09-24T03:49:09.758-07:00Wonderful tribute to one of my favorites, Wendy. I...Wonderful tribute to one of my favorites, Wendy. I am struck again by how much COLOR he was able to get into his black and white drawings! Blueberries For Sal is my number 1!Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221387746330698547noreply@blogger.com