| LC control no. | n 80036660 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PZ7.W637 |
| Personal name heading | Wiesner, William |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1899-04-28 |
| Death date | 1984 |
| Place of birth | Vienna (Austria) |
| Field of activity | Illustrated children's books Murals Textile design |
| Profession or occupation | Illustrators Authors Architects Interior decorators Muralists Textile designers |
| Found in | His Arresto the Great presents The book of magic, 1944. Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02 (b. 4/28/1899) University of Minnesota, WWW site, viewed 14 September 2021: Elmer L. Andersen Library, William Wiesner Papers, collection overview (William Wiesner was born in Vienna, Austria in 1899. He was a practicing architect and interior designer in Austria before migrating first to France, then on to the United States in 1941. In partnership with his wife Gertrude, he worked in textile design and began executing murals (especially for the Hilton Hotels) in the United States. Beginning in 1960, William Wiesner focused most of his energies on writing and illustrating children's books. He died in 1984) <https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/4/resources/3005> |
| Associated language | eng |
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