![]() Her art exhibition in the New York Public Library in 1923 was the true beginning of her fame. In 1917, she illustrated A Child’s Book of Folk-Lore, following which she worked on many different projects and became a well-known artist and author. After graduating in 1912, she taught country school in Springfield, Minnesota, from November 1912 to June 1913. Despite this pressure, Gág continued her studies. When Gág was 15, her father died of tuberculosis his final words to her were: "Was der Papa nicht thun konnt', muss die Wanda halt fertig machen." ("What Papa couldn't do, Wanda will have to finish.") Following Anton's death the family was on welfare, and some townspeople thought that Gág should quit high school and get a steady job to help support her family. Gág grew up the eldest of these, and despite their economic hardships, the family was surrounded by music, art, light, and love, making it for the most part a joyous existence. ![]() They had seven children, who all acquired some level of artistic talent. Both parents were artists who had met in Germany. Her mother, Elisabeth Biebl, and father, Anton, were of Bohemian descent. She was born on March 11, 1893, in New Ulm, Minnesota. ![]() ![]() Wanda Hazel Gág (pronounced GOG) was an American author and illustrator. ![]()
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