Westport Library Unveils Hardie Gramatky Drawings

The Westport Public Library tonight unveiled two drawings by the late Westport illustrator Hardie Gramatky, perhaps best known for his �Little Toot� children�s books, for its children�s area. The drawings, which had been rolled up in storage, were framed with funds provided by the friends and family of Westporter Howard Matson in honor of his mother, Rita, who died last October. Shown at tonight�s ceremony are: (l-r) Linda Gramatky Smith of Westport, Hardie Gramatky�s daughter; Maxine Bleiweis, Library director, Howard Matson, and his daughter, Lesley, 11, who will be a sixth grader in the fall at Bedford Middle School. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo