164. Maurice
Sendak
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| Really Rosie. 1975. ( Animation Production) |
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| Where the wild things are. 1963 |
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| IN the night Kitchen. 1970. |
BIO &
STEPS
Born:
In 1928 in New York City, USA
He died 2012, at age 83, in Danbury, Connecticut, USA
Studies:
No studies he started his
illustrating career in 1950 and storywritting in 1956.
Themes and
style:
Sendak gained international acclaim after writing
and illustrating Where the Wild Things Are, edited by Ursula Nordstrom at
Harper & Row. It features Max, a boy who "rages against his mother for
being sent to bed without any supper".The book's depictions of fanged
monsters concerned some parents when it was first published, as his characters
were somewhat grotesque in appearance. Before Where the Wild Things Are, Sendak
was best known for illustrating Else Holmelund Minarik's Little Bear series of
books.
Techniques:
He is an illustrator and animator
Exhibitions:
June 11, 2013 – August 17, 2013. "Maurice Sendak: A
Celebration of the Artist and his Work" at the Society of Illustrators in
New York.
Permanent. Maurice Sendak Collection at The Rosenbach Museum
& Library in Philadelphia.
2013–"Maurice Sendak; The Memorial Exhibition."
April 2013 "Bowers Museum of California" "The New Britain Museum
of American Art'"
September 8, 2009 – January 19, 2010. There's a Mystery
There: Sendak on Sendak at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco.
October 6, 2009 – November 1, 2009. Where the Wild Things
Are: Original Drawings by Maurice Sendak at The Morgan Library & Museum in
New York.
October 1–30, 2009 "SENDAK IN SOHO" at AFA Gallery
in New York.
April 15, 2005 – August 14, 2005. Wild Things: The Art of
Maurice Sendak at the The Jewish Museum in New York.
See more at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Sendak
In his own words:
“A little boy sent me a charming card with a little drawing
on it. I loved it. I answer all my children's letters – sometimes very hastily
– but this one I lingered over. I sent him a card and I drew a picture of a
Wild Thing on it. I wrote, 'Dear Jim: I loved your card.' Then I got a letter
back from his mother and she said: 'Jim loved your card so much he ate it.'
That to me was one of the highest compliments I've ever received. He didn't
care that it was an original Maurice Sendak drawing or anything. He saw it, he
loved it, he ate it. “
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