Gallery Talk

Maurice, Max, and the Wild Things

Gallery Talk
Thursday, October 8, 2009 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Join Patrick Rodgers, curator of the Sendak Stew exhibition and follow in the huge footsteps of Maurice Sendak’s Wild Things during this gallery talk about their origins, their impact, and their ravenous appetite! Explore original artwork and manuscripts from Where the Wild Things Are and listen to interviews with Sendak describing his relationship to these famous beasts.

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Preliminary drawing for Time magazine. Pencil. Gift of Justin Schiller. © 1988

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Maurice Sendak in 2007. Photo courtesy of Michael O’Reilly.
Maurice Sendak in his studio, 2003
Maurice Sendak
Final drawing for Where the Wild Things Are. ©Maurice Sendak, 1963
Final drawing for Higgelty, Piggelty Pop! ©Maurice Sendak, 1967.
Prelimary drawing Prelimary drawing for Outside Over There.©Maurice Sendak, 1981
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Maurice Sendak, final drawing for Where the Wild Things Are (detail). ©1963.

Maurice Sendak Collection
Rosenbach Museum & Library
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Philadelphia, PA 19103 USA
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