GARTH WILLIAMS (American, 1912-1996). Little House in the Big Woods, set of three: Gathering the Cows, The Voice in the Wo...

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GARTH WILLIAMS (American, 1912-1996)
Little House in the Big Woods, set of three: Gathering the Cows, The Voice in the Woods, and Christmas, page 53, 56-57, and 59 illustrations, 1953
Pencil on tracing paper
7.5 x 11.75 in. (largest)
All signed

From the Estate of Garth Williams.

Page 53: "'When I was a boy, not much bigger than Mary I had to go every afternoon to find the cows in the woods and drive them home. My father told me never to play by the way, but to hurry and bring the cows home before dark, because there were bears and wolves and panther in the woods.'"

Page 56 and 57: "'I began to play I was a mighty hunter...I knew that I must get the cows home quickly, or it would be black night before they were safe in the barn...I was afraid of the dark and the wild beasts, but I dared not go home to my father without the cows...I could not find the cows anywhere...Right over my head something asked, 'Who?' and my hair stood straight on end...I ran with all my might. I ran till I couldn't breathe and still I kept running.'"

Page 59: "Christmas was coming. The little log house was almost buried in snow, Great drifts were banked against the walls and windows, and in the morning when Pa opened the door, there was a pile of snow as high as Laura's head."

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