Chris Van Allsburg

Born June 18, 1949· East Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

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Born into a Dutch family in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Van Allsburg pursued sculpture at the University of Michigan before earning a master’s degree at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he mastered bronze casting, wood carving and resin molding. After a brief period running a sculpture studio, he began sketching pictures that his wife Lisa recognized as suitable for children’s books, leading t… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources