Harrison Cady

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Walter Harrison Cady (1877–1970) was an American illustrator born in Gardner, Massachusetts, to a town selectman and businessman, Edwin Cady. His father fostered a love of nature and encouraged his art skills. Young Cady entered an apprenticeship with a local painter, Parker Perkins. His first publication came as early as 1894: an illustration in a supplement to Harper's Young People (signed Walter H. Cady).

After his father's untimely death when Harrison was eighteen, Harrison moved to New York City and found work, first at the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper, later at Life Magazine. This led to a long career as a newspaper and magazine illustrator, as well as numerous children's books, featuring both fantastic and realistic animal illustrations. He had a long association with the American author Thornton W. Burgess and became best known for his works in Bedtime Stories, a daily newspaper column created by Burgess.

Cady was very prolific, illustrating for over 70 years for publications such as St. Nicholas Magazine, Boys' Life,^[1] Saturday Evening Post, Ladies' Home Journal, Good Housekeeping and the Herald Tribune Syndicate.

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• Archives of American Art online exhibit on Harrison Cady
• Works by Thornton Burgess at Project Gutenberg, most illustrated by Harrison Cady