Gág, W. (English spelling) GagW

Japanese: Gág,W.(英語表記)GagW
Gág, W. (English spelling) GagW

...In recent years, noteworthy painters have also emerged in the Netherlands, Austria, Hungary, and other countries.
[America]
In America, the Birds of America (1827-38) by J. J. Audubon was a distant precursor, and the development of modern picture books had to wait until Wanda Gág's (1893-1946) One Hundred Thousand Cats (1928) and Marjorie Flack's Angus series. From that time on, stimulated by nationwide public library activities, the spread of offset printing, and the great success of Disney's animated films, picture books saw a dramatic development in expression and suddenly flourished.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その他,オランダ,オーストリア,ハンガリーなどにも近年注目すべき画家たちが現れている。
[アメリカ]
 アメリカは古くJ.J.オーデュボンの《アメリカの鳥類》(1827‐38)を遠い先駆として,近代的な絵本の展開はガアグWanda Gág(1893‐1946)の《100まんびきのねこ》(1928),そしてアンガスのシリーズのフラックMarjorie Flackまで待たねばならない。そのころから全国的な公共図書館活動とオフセット印刷の普及,ディズニーのアニメーション映画の大成功に刺激されて,絵本は表現に飛躍的な発展をみ,一時に花ひらいた。…

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