Van Allsburg, Chris
Van Allsburg, Chris
(1949– ) writer, illustrator, sculptor; born in Grand Rapids, Mich. He graduated from the University of Michigan (1972) and the Rhode Island School of Design (1975), where he taught illustration beginning in 1977. Based in Providence, R.I., he worked as a fine artist, sculptor, and creator of award-winning books for children, such as The Polar Express (1985).The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, by John S. Bowman. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995. Reproduced with permission.