Bernhard August “Hardie” Gramatky, Jr. (April 12, 1907-April 29, 1979) was an American painter, writer, animator, and illustrator. In a 2006 article in Watercolor Magazine, Andrew Wyeth named him as one of America’s 20 greatest watercolorists. He wrote and illustrated several children’s books, most notably Little Toot.
FROM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardie_Gramatky
http://www.californiawatercolor.com/pages/hardie-gramatky-biography
https://www.mazzamuseum.org/project/miles-gallery/
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/gramatky_hardie.htm
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