BRIAN WILDSMITH

Brian Wildsmith Profile

Brian Wildsmith was born in January, 1930 in Great Britain. He studied at local art school and at the Slade School of Fine Art. He shows extraordinary talent in instantly catching human figures, animals, birds and others in motion and in fine drawing. His first picture book, "Brian Wildsmith'sABC", won the Kate Greenaway medal and the second work, "The Lion and the Rat", was nominated for the medal, establishing himself as a major picture book artist early in his career. He has worked on the stage art for a motion picture, has held many solo exhibitions of tableau and is actively working today.

The main title:Mother Goose: A Collection of Nursery Rhymes (1964), The Hare and the tortoise (1966), The Bible Story (1968), Katie and the Dream-Eater (1996)

Message from Brian Wildsmith

It is the very greatest honors for an artist to have during his lifetime, a museum dedicated to his art and bearing his name. I am indeed proud that this distinction has been given to me and my work. The arts have always hold a high place in Japanese life. Their love of beauty, and wonder of the world around them has been constantly passed on to their children in a never ending circle. My life has been dedicated to producing picture books for children, which I hope reflect this love, helping them to observe, comprehend and appreciate the wondrous world that they have been born into. I want to help them climb the mountain of life and reach the peak of enlightenment and fulfillment. This is the basic right of every child born on the our earth.