William Low

Born in New York City, William Low attended the city’s specialized High School of Art & Design, where he studied painting. He earned a BFA from Parsons School of Design in New York City and later received an MA in Illustration from Syracuse University.

Low’s clients have included The New York Daily News Sunday Magazine, The New York Times, Eddie Bauer Inc., and L.L.Bean. His public commissions include stamp designs for the United States Postal Service, glass murals for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Arts & Design program, and original artwork for Rosewood Hotels & Resorts Hong Kong.

He has presented workshops, seminars, and lectures for organizations including the American Library Association, the Multicultural Children’s Book Festival, the Kennedy Center, Syracuse University, and the Norman Rockwell Museum. Low is a four-time Silver Medal recipient from the Society of Illustrators and received a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book Award for Old Penn Station (2009). He also received a Parents’ Choice Honor Award for Lily by Abigail Thomas.

As both an author and illustrator, Low has written Chinatown (Henry Holt and Company, 1998), Old Penn Station (Henry Holt and Company, 2007), Machines Go to Work (Henry Holt and Company, 2009), Machines Go to Work in the City (Henry Holt and Company, 2012), and Daytime Nighttime (Henry Holt and Company, 2013).

In addition to his own publications, Low has illustrated books by T.A. Barron, Eve Bunting, Russell Freedman, Laura Godwin, Brenda Z. Guiberson, Bruce Edward Hall, Amy Littlesugar, Mara Rockliff, Abigail Thomas, and Maeve Binchy. He has also created illustrations for editions of works by John Steinbeck.

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