Tag: Maurice Sendak

Sendak: Drawing the Curtain

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Renowned for his beloved children’s books, Maurice Sendak (1928–2012) was also an avid music and opera lover. In the 1970s, he embarked on a successful second career as a designer of sets and costumes for the stage, an era the Morgan Library & Museum explores in Drawing the […]

The “Wild Things” Cow

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Renowned children’s author and illustrator Maurice Sendak created this tabletop cow, illustrated with figures from his Where the Wild Things Are.  It was done as part of an international public art exhibit, the Cow Parade staged in New York, Chicago and Zurich.  Although he was invited to decorate […]