Wild things are happening : the art of Maurice Sendak

Weinberg, Jonathan, 1957- (editor.).

Summary: "Published in conjunction with the eponymous Sendak retrospective touring museums in the United States and Europe in 2022-24, 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 It features previously unpublished sketches, story boards and paintings that emphasize Sendak's creative processes.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's description.

Record details

ISBN: 1636810527
ISBN: 9781636810522
Physical Description: 247 pages : illustrations (mostly color) ; 28 cm
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Publisher: Columbus, OH : Columbus Museum of Art ; New York : DelMonico Books·DAP, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

General 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"--Colophon.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 247) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Director's foreword / Nannette V. Maciejunes -- Maurice Sendak works / Lynn Caponera -- Sendak's salvation / Jonathan Weinberg -- Right as rain : quests and transformative garments in the major books of Maurice Sendak / Thomas Crow -- "Swing into action" : Maurice Sendak and the worlds of puppetry / John Bell -- Where the wild things aren't : the Bell Atlantic advertising campaign / Tyler Fallas -- How to make a picture book : Maurice Sendak's Hector Protector and As I Went Over the Water / Clara Nguyen -- Conversations -- Sendak on Sendak -- Career highlights -- The Maurice Sendak Foundation.