Brian Wildsmith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Brian Wildsmith

British illustrator

Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1930

Place of Birth: South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 31-Aug-2016

Profession: writer, illustrator, painter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Brian Lawrence Wildsmith (22 January 1930 – 31 August 2016) was a British painter and children's book illustrator.
He won the 1962 Kate Greenaway Medal for British children's book illustration, for the wordless alphabet book ABC.
In all his books, the illustrations are always as important as the text.For his contribution as a children's illustrator, Wildsmith was a runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1966 and 1968.