The Art of Maurice Sendak: 1980 to the Present

Kushner, Tony;Sendak, Maurice

ISBN 10: 0810944480 / ISBN 13: 9780810944480

Published by Harry N Abrams Inc, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 2003

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SIGNED BY MAURICE SENDAK and TONY KUSHNER on title page. First Edition/First Printing. As New book, opened only for signing. Brodart protected. Photos available. Seller Inventory # 002086

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Art of Maurice Sendak: 1980 to the ...

Publisher: Harry N Abrams Inc, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Publication Date: 2003

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author and Illustrator

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

Maurice Sendak is one of the most admired artists in children's literature. His uniquely expressive illustrations, which bring to life a world of fantasy and imagination, have won him both the Hans Christian Andersen Medal and the Caldecott Medal. Picking up where Selma Lanes's earlier, landmark monograph, The Art of Maurice Sendak, leaves off, this new book traces Sendak's life and work from 1980 to the present, representing two decades filled with projects outside the children's book arena. This strikingly designed volume is overflowing with hundreds of wonderful Sendak illustrations―sketches and final art for children's books, adult book jackets, posters, CD covers, and opera and theater productions from The Nutcracker ballet and The Magic Flute to Prokofiev's The Love for Three Oranges. The text is by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Tony Kushner, a longtime friend of the artist who is collaborating with him on an American version of the children's opera Brundibar. Kushner's intimate view of Maurice Sendak's past two decades will only add to the appreciation of this multitalented artist, whose creative endeavors are among the most inventive and treasured imaginative works of our time.

From the Author:

Tony Kushner is one of America's most lauded playwrights. His Broadway production of Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes received a Pulitzer Prize, two Tony Awards, the New York Critics Circle Award, and the LAMDA Literary Award for Drama. In 1998, London's National Theatre selected Angels in America as one of the best plays of the 20th century.