Set of Six Books with Illustrations by Maurice Sendak
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Set of Six Books with Illustrations by Maurice Sendak
About the Item
- Creator:Maurice Sendak (Illustrator)
- Dimensions:Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 9 in (22.86 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Period:1990-1999
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1975
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. any questions refer to dealer.
- Seller Location:valatie, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2605116837392
Maurice Sendak
Dubbed by one critic “the Picasso of children’s literature” and once addressed by former President Bill Clinton as “the King of Dreams,” Maurice Sendak illustrated nearly a hundred picture books throughout a career that spanned more than 60 years. Some of his best known books include Chicken Soup with Rice (1962), Where the Wild Things Are (1963), and In the Night Kitchen (1970).
Born in Brooklyn in 1928 to Jewish immigrant parents from northern Poland, Sendak was a largely self-taught artist. His characters, stories, and inspirations were drawn from among his own neighbors, family, pop culture, historical sources, literary influences, and long-held childhood memories. Along with William Steig, Ludwig Bemelmans and Laurent de Brunhoff he is one of the most popular authors of children’s books in the world.
Sendak worked with such well-known children’s authors as Ruth Krauss, Else Minarik, and Arthur Yorinks, and illustrated books by Leo Tolstoy, Herman Melville, Isaac Bashevis Singer, the Brothers Grimm, and the poet Randall Jarrell. He began a second career as a costume and stage designer in the late 1970s, designing operas by Mozart, Prokofiev, Ravel, and Tchaikovsky, among others.
Sendak won numerous awards, including a Caldecott Award, the international Hans Christian Andersen Award, a National Book Award, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and a National Medal of Arts. His books continue to be read by millions of children and adults and have been translated into dozens of languages and enjoyed all over the world.
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(Biography provided by Lions Gallery)
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