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Garth Williams' hand-drawn sketch of Wilbur, the pig protagonist from E.B. White's ''Charlotte's Web''. He initials ''GW'' to the lower right. Williams' pencil strokes culminate in two renderings of Wilbur: one in which he stands on all fours looking cheerful, and another in which he is curled up and weeping. These sketches were refined to ultimately become Illustration #11 in the much-adored children's book. Measures 8.5'' x 11''. Pencil notation to verso at bottom edge, else fine.
Garth Williams' Original Hand-Drawing of Wilbur for ''Charlotte's Web'' -- ''Illustration #11''
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