Clarence William Anderson American writer
Clarence William Anderson
Born Clarence William Anderson
Wahoo, Nebraska, United States
Died 1971 Nationality American Other names C.W. Anderson Occupation(s) Writer, Illustrator Organization Society of American Graphic Artists Known for "Billy and Blaze" book series Notable work Billy and Blaze series Heads Up, Heels Down
Clarence William Anderson (1891–1971), born in Wahoo , Nebraska , and known professionally as C.W. Anderson, was a writer and illustrator of children's books. Anderson had an interest in horses and drawing. When he wasn't out riding horses, he was drawing them, taking great interest in their bone structure and conformation. Anderson started his career by illustrating for other authors, but eventually began developing texts to accompany his realistic and lively black and white drawings. He is best known for his "Billy and Blaze" book series.
The adventures of Billy and Blaze revolve around proper care of the horse, while teaching a lesson. Anderson would go to great lengths to give accurate information. He would even go on to write Heads Up, Heels Down as a training tool for young horse lovers. All of the stories Anderson wrote would be based on true stories or people that he knew-only the plots were fictitious.
By the end of Anderson's life, he had written and illustrated over thirty-five horse books, and had also created covers for the Saturday Evening Post Andy's Summer Playhouse , a youth theater in Wilton, New Hampshire .[ 1] Society of American Graphic Artists .
Artwork portfolios
All Thoroughbreds, Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1948 – 20 illustrations
Post Parade, Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1949 – 15 illustrations
Turf and Bluegrass, Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1950 and 1952 – 15 illustrations
Grey, Bay, and Chestnut, Harper and Brothers Publishers 1952 and 1955 – 10 illustrations
Colts and Champions, Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1955 and 1956 – 10 illustrations
Accent on Youth, 1958 – 10 illustrations
Bred to Run, 1960 – 12 illustrations
The Look of a Thoroughbred, 1963 – 8 illustrations
Before the Bugle, 1965 - 9 illustrations
The World of Horses, 1965 – 8 illustrations
Fillies and Colts, year unknown – 5 illustrations
Man O'War, Horse of the Century, 1970 – 8 illustrations
Works
As author and illustrator
And So to Bed , 1935Billy and Blaze Blaze and the Gypsies , 1937Blaze and the Forest Fire , 1938Black Bay and Chestnut , 1939Deep Through the Heart , 1940Salute! , 1940High Courage , 1941Thoroughbreds , 1942Big Red , 1943Heads Up, Heels Down , 1944A Touch of Greatness , 1945Tomorrow's Champion , 1946Bobcat , 1949Post Parade , 1949Blaze Finds the Trail , 1950Horses Are Folks , 1950A Pony for Linda , 1951Horse Show, Harper , 1951Linda and the Indians , 1952Turf and Bluegrass , 1952The Crooked Colt , 1954The Smashers , 1954Blaze and Thunderbolt , 1955Colts and Champions , 1956The Horse of Hurricane Hill , 1956Afraid to Ride , 1957Pony for Three , 1958Blaze and the Mountain Lion , 1959A Filly for Joan , 1960Lonesome Little Colt , 1961Complete Book of Horses , 1963Blaze and the Indian Cave , 1964The World of Horses , 1965Great Heart , 1965Twenty Gallant Horses , 1965''Blaze and the Lost Quarry , 1966
Another Man o' War , 1966C. W. Anderson's Favorite Horse Stories , 1967The Outlaw , 1967Blaze and the Gray Spotted Pony , 1968Blaze Shows the Way , 1969Phantom, Son of the Gray Ghost , 1969[ 2] Blaze Finds Forgotten Roads , 1970The Rumble Seat Pony , 1971The Blind Connemara , 1971
As illustrator
The Red Roan Pony by Joseph Wharton Lippincott, 1934.Honey the City Bear by Madalena Paltenghi Grosset & Dunpal, 1937.Honey on a Raft by Madalena Paltenghi Garden City Press, 1941.Rumpus Rabbit by Madalena Paltenghi Harper & Brothers, 1939.A Pony Called Lightning Miriam E. Mason . Macmillan, 1948.Midnight, Rodeo Champion by Robert E. Gard, 1951.A Horse Named Joe by Robert E. Gard, 1956
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