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Jan 1, 1917 — Jan 1, 2013· 96 yrs

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Aldren Auld Watson

Also known as: Aldren A. Watson

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Aldren Auld Watson (1917-2013) was an artist. He studied at the Art Students League and was the recipient of many awards and prizes. He was well-known as a designer and illustrator of about 125 books and as the author and illustrator of My Garden Grows (Viking, 1962), a children's picture book. He was co-author, with his father, Ernest W. Watson, of The Watson Drawing Book (Reinhold, 1962). Several articles by the author have appeared in American Artist magazine, as well as reproductions of his work. Source: [Hand Booking]( (Dover Publications, 1996)

There are few men left who can recall the once-familiar scene that inspired Longfellow to write this tribute to the village blacksmith.

— from The Blacksmith, 1990

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Furniture Making Plain & Simple

1984

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Presents twenty-five distinctive and versatile furniture projects, ranging from stools to tables and a four-poster bed, that can be made with solid wood and hand tools, along with simple illustrated construction directions.

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The Blacksmith

1990

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In a lively text illustrated with 160 of his exceptional drawings, Aldren Watson presents a picture of the New England blacksmith of the late 1800s, paying tribute to the skill and ingenuity of this versatile craftsman. Includes plans for laying out a blacksmith shop and constructing a forge.

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The Watson drawing book

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A book for all ages who desire some kind of personal expression in the graphic arts and will welcome a teacher who can help them discover the most pleasant and practical means of satisfying their creative urge. The book presents a wide coverage of technical information which includes instruction in such important basic areas as perspective, proportion, form analysis, llight and shade.

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