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Drawing the curtain : Maurice Sendak's designs for opera and ballet

Title
Drawing the curtain : Maurice Sendak's designs for opera and ballet / Rachel Federman ; with contributions by Liam Doona, Christopher Mattaliano, Avi Steinberg.
Publication
New York : The Morgan Library & Museum ; Munich ; London ; New York : DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2019.

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Additional Authors
  • Federman, Rachel, 1980-
  • Doona, Liam
  • Mattaliano, Christopher
  • Steinberg, Avi
  • Bailey, Colin B.
  • Pierpont Morgan Library, organizer, host institution.
Description
207 pages : color illustrations; 26 x 30 cm
Summary
This book showcases a lesser-known aspect of Maurice Sendak's oeuvre-his set designs for opera and ballets.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs.
Note
  • Published on the occassion of an exhibition held at the Morgan Library & Museum, New York, June 14 - October 6, 2019.
  • Foreword by Colin B. Bailey.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-207).
Contents
Director's foreword / Colin B. Bailey -- Acknowledgments -- Moving images: Maurice Sendak's second career / Rachel Federman -- Where the wild things are -- The magic flute -- The illustrated opera/Opera illustrated: Maurice Sendak's designs for The magic flute / Liam Doona -- The love for three oranges -- The cunning little vixen -- Exploring a new forest: Sendak's work on The cunning little vixen / Avi Steinberg -- Nutcracker -- Mavericks: a conversation with Christopher Mattaliano -- Contributors -- Selected bibliography.
Call Number
JQF 19-1564
ISBN
  • 9783791358550
  • 3791358553
LCCN
  • 2019002169
  • 40029314982
OCLC
1090696866
Title
Drawing the curtain : Maurice Sendak's designs for opera and ballet / Rachel Federman ; with contributions by Liam Doona, Christopher Mattaliano, Avi Steinberg.
Publisher
New York : The Morgan Library & Museum ; Munich ; London ; New York : DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2019.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-207).
Added Author
Federman, Rachel, 1980- author.
Doona, Liam, author.
Mattaliano, Christopher, author.
Steinberg, Avi, author.
Bailey, Colin B., writer of foreword.
Pierpont Morgan Library, organizer, host institution.
Other Standard Identifier
40029314982
Research Call Number
JQF 19-1564
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