Kurt Werth (September 21, 1896 – August 25, 1983) was a German-born illustrator best known for American children's books.
His professor was influenced by Cézanne, although the public wasn't yet aware of the new trend of cubism in art.
After graduating, Werth began to illustrate books, the first being Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida which was well received.
In 1928, he and his wife Margaret, a Jewish German, moved to Berlin, Germany so that she could become part of the City Theater.
With Hitler's increasing power, the magazines folded, and Margaret Werth, who was Jewish, was not allowed to work.