biography of Gyo FUJIKAWA (1908-1998)

Birth place: Berkeley, CA

Death place: NYC

Addresses: NYC

Profession: Illustrator

Studied: Chouinard Inst., Los Angeles.

Comments: Prolific author-illustrator of 45 children"s books. Early in her career, she illustrated books for Disney Studios. By 1998, two of her books, Babies and Baby Animals, had sold 1.3 million copies by 1998.

Sources: obit. New York Times (Dec. 7, 1998)