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Wild things are happening : the art of Maurice Sendak
- Title
- Wild things are happening : the art of Maurice Sendak / edited by Jonathan Weinberg ; with an analysis by Thomas Crow.
- Publication
- New York : Delmonico Books, 2022.
- Columbus, OH : Columbus Museum of Art, 2022.
- ©2022
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | NC975.5.S44 W5 2022g | Off-site |
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- Description
- 247 pages : illustrations; 28 x 23 cm
- Summary
- Wild Things Are Happening emphasizes Maurice Sendak's relationship to the history of art and the influences of his art collecting on his images. It features previously unpublished sketches, story boards and paintings that emphasize Sendak's creative processes. Bringing together a broad diversity of perspectives on the award-winning artist, the book includes an extended essay by the renowned art historian Thomas Crow that traces the genesis and cultural contexts of Sendak's most famous book, Where the Wild Things Are. It also includes interviews and appreciations by many of Sendak's key collaborators, including Carroll Ballard, Michael Di Capua, John Dugdale, Spike Jonze, Twyla Tharp and Arthur Yorinks--publisher.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Note
- "This book is published in conjunction with the exhibition Wild Things Are Happening: The Art of Maurice Sendak, an international touring exhibition organized by the Columbus Museum of Art, 2022-2024."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 247) and index.
- Contents
- Director's foreward -- Maurice Sendak works -- Sendak's salvation -- Right as rain: quests and transformative garments in the major books of Maurice Sendak -- "Swing into action": Maurice Sendak and the worlds of puppetry -- Where the wild things aren't: the Bell Atlantic advertising campaign -- How to make a picture book: Maurice Sendak's Hector Protector and As I Went Over the Water -- Conversations -- Sendak on Sendak -- Career highlights -- The Maurice Sendak Foundation -- Contributors -- Index of works -- Sources.
- Call Number
- NC975.5.S44
- ISBN
- 1636810527
- 9781636810522
- LCCN
- 2022907334
- OCLC
- 1317309374
- on1317309374
- SCSB-14345227
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- Columbia University Libraries