All About Stephen Savage

Stephen Savage

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Contact Information

First Name
Stephen
Last Name
Savage
Street Address
55 Fifth Avenue
City
New York
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip/Postal Code
10003
Art Rep
Brenda Bowen, Sanford J. Greenburger Associates
personal web address
http://www.stephensavage.net
Art Rep Web Address
http://www.brendabowen.net
phone number
212-206-5672
Bio

Stephen Savage is known for his economical style of illustration that conveys complex ideas and emotion with simple lines and color. He is the illustrator of the acclaimed New York Times bestselling picture book Polar Bear Night, which was named a New York Times Best Illustrated children’s book and an American Library Association notable book, as well as the lost Margaret Wise Brown manuscript, The Fathers Are Coming Home. He is the creator of Where’s Walrus?, which received 3 stars and was was named a best book of 2011 by Publisher’s Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. His editorial illustration has appeared in dozens of major newspapers and magazines including the New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic Monthly, The New Republic and The Wall Street Journal. In 2008, he was the recipient of a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and their daughter.