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Occupation (s) Painter, author. Website. www.gramatky.com. 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.
Dec 6, 2006 · Hardie Gramatky, N.A. (1907-1979) Born: Dallas, TX; Studied: Stanford University, Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles); Member: National Academy of Design, New York Water Color Club, American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society. Hardie Gramatky was raised in Southern California.
Gramatky was known as one of the originating artists who developed the California Watercolor style and the California Watercolor Society, the Westport Artists; and one of three founders of the Fairfield Watercolor Group in Connecticut in 1948.
Little Toot is a 1939 children's picture book written and illustrated by Hardie Gramatky. It features Little Toot, a small young tugboat in New York Harbor who does not want to tug. Instead, he would rather play, making figure eights in the harbor and thus being a nuisance to all the other tugboats.
- Hardie Gramatky
- 1939
Hardie Gramatky. Illustration, Children's Literature. 1907 – 1979. Renowned illustrator and author Hardie Gramatky created “Little Toot,” a beloved children’s book named a classic by the Library of Congress in 1969. He was also an accomplished watercolorist.
May 1, 1979 · Hardie Gramatky, author of the “Little Toot” children's books, an illustrator and a highly regarded watercolorist, died of cancer Sunday at his home in Westport, Conn. He was 72 years old.
Oregon’s Gramatky collection provides a comprehensive look at many aspects of the author/illustrator’s creative process. The collection contains hundreds of pieces of original artwork drawn and painted for Gramatky’s books, including final illustrations, color separation drawings, and sketch ideas.
