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Day: October 20, 2012

Crockett Johnson in New York: A Walking Tour, in Honor of his 106th Birthday

Posted on October 20, 2012March 16, 2017 by Philip Nel

David Johnson Leisk was born 106 years ago in an apartment at 444 East 58th Street, New York City.  If you’re in New York today, you might give yourself a walking tour (aided by the subway) of where the creator of Harold and the Purple Crayon (1955) and Barnaby (1942-1952) grew up.  Dave Leisk –…

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