Maurice Sendak on the Art of Making Picture Books
June 9, 2006 - January 28, 2007
Using highlights from the collection together with the artist’s notes, essays, and interviews, this exhibition explores the difficult but always exhilarating process of creating a picture book. Besides such familiar favorites as Where the Wild Things Are, Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and Chicken Soup with Rice visitors will see drawings from lesser known books like Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present (pictured, right), Very Far Away, Pierre, and others.
The Maurice Sendak Gallery was inaugurated in April
2003 in conjunction with the Rosenbach Museum & Library's grand
re-opening celebration. The Gallery is dedicated to showcasing the
works and personal collections of longtime trustee and supporter Maurice
Sendak.
One of the best-loved creators of contemporary children's books, Sendak
has authored and illustrated 84 books in a career spanning nearly seven
decades. The themes and illustrations that characterize Sendak's work
have challenged the norms of children's literature over time and continue
to entrance both children and adults to this day. His innovative technique
and honest portrayal of childhood emotion are celebrated worldwide and
have earned him several prestigious honors, including the Caldecott
Book Medal (1964), the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal (1970),
the National Medal of Arts (1996), a Library of Congress "Living
Legend" medal (2000), and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for
Literature (2003).
The Rosenbach Museum Shop is the only
authorized source for a wide variety of books and prints signed by Maurice
Sendak, as well as an assortment of unsigned Sendak books, prints, toys
and more. Visit our online shop or call
215-732-1600, x213 to learn more.
