Thomas Scofield Handforth (September 16, 1897 – October 19, 1948) was an American artist and etcher. He wrote and illustrated the children's picture book Mei Li based on personal experience in China and won the 1939 Caldecott Medal for illustration.
He was born in Tacoma, Washington, and studied art at the University of Washington. During World War I, he served in France with the anatomical unit in the Army's Sanitary Corps. He later studied art at L'Ecole des Beaux Arts in France. He lived in various locations, such as Paris, India, North Africa, Mexico, and China.
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Animals, Brothers and sisters, Caldecott Medal, Children's literature, Children's stories, Chinese, Chinese New Year, Fairs, Fiction, Fortune-tellers, Girls, Juvenile fiction, Play, Specimens, Uncles, age:max:9, age:min:7, award:Caldecott_award, collectionID:caldecott30, grade:max:3, grade:min:2Places
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- OLID: OL1001882A
- ISNI: 0000000081234458
- VIAF: 44575497
- Wikidata: Q7790390
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q7790390
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| December 3, 2021 | Edited by tmanarl | bio |
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| September 30, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | add ISNI |
| March 31, 2017 | Edited by MARC Bot | add VIAF and wikidata ID |
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