She won the 1982 Newbery Medal for A Visit to William Blake's Inn. Throughout her career also won other awards. She published more than 70 works.
Willard taught at Vassar College in the English Department. While best known for her literary and children's writing, she also was a creative spirit. Following are a number of creative photographic pieces that Nancy completed in February 1994. Shown here for the first time, we are in the process of preparing an exhibit of her art work, which is quite varied.
Nancy worked with all kinds of art. She would make dolls to reflect characters in some of her books, and use them to spark her imagination. Some of her painted furniture has been exhibited, but we are preparing a much larger and definitive exhibition of her work. Friends would write to Nancy and sometimes send gifts. She would respond with a gift of her own -- sometimes it would be a hand painted and personally designed egg representative of the depth of her imagination.
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Each image measures 10 x 7
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