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Christopher "Kit" Williams (born 28 April 1946) is an English artist, illustrator and author best known for his 1979 book Masquerade, a pictorial storybook which contains clues to the location of a golden (18 carat) jewelled hare created by Williams and then buried "somewhere in Britain".
Masquerade is a picture book, written and illustrated by Kit Williams and published in August 1979, that sparked a treasure hunt by including concealed clues to the location of a jewelled golden hare that had been created and hidden somewhere in Britain by Williams.
Kit Williams is known for his 1979 book Masquerade, a pictorial storybook with clues to a buried golden hare. He also created public clocks and a maze with puzzles and mechanisms. See his artworks, biography and related artists at Wikiart.org.
- British
- April 28, 1946
- Kent, United Kingdom
About Kit Williams. Artist and author of Masquerade Kit Williams has worked as a figurative painter for the last 45 years and along the way has published several books. He uses traditional oil-painting techniques, fashioning first a wooden panel covered in linen and oil jesso.
Nov 13, 2018 · The story of Masquerade, a children’s puzzle book from 1979 by artist and writer Kit Williams, is a literary tale unlike any other. When legendary British editor Thomas Maschler challenged Williams to do something never done before with a picture book, Williams had a rather brilliant idea.
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Learn about Kit Williams, the painter who wrote Masquerade, a children's book with a hidden message and a real treasure. Discover his life, his works, his clocks and his dragonfly maze.
Apr 5, 2019 · In 1979, artist Kit Williams published Masquerade - a storybook decorated with paintings whose intricacies held clues that would lead the successful sleuth to an 18-carat golden hare.
