Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012). The Horn Book magazine cover study, 1985. Pencil on vellum. 10-1/8 x 6-7/8 inches ...

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Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012)
The Horn Book magazine cover study, 1985
Pencil on vellum
10-1/8 x 6-7/8 inches (25.7 x 17.5 cm) (sheet)
Signed and dated lower right: M. Sendak Jul '85

50 Years of Sendak: The Museum Tour Collection

The Horn Book Magazine has been a significant force in the world of children's literature since 1924 and has come to be considered a thought leader in the field. It's no surprise that the magazine collaborated several times with Maurice Sendak. One of the most cherished images from this partnership is the present work featuring an artist with easel surrounded by famous literature characters including Moishe from Where the Wild Things Are. The completed illustration was published as the cover of The Horn Book magazine for a full year and again as a limited edition poster.

EXHIBITED:
Maurice Sendak: 50 Years, 50 Works, 50 Reasons
AFA Gallery, New York, June 9-September 3, 2012;
Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa Ana, California February 16-April 28, 2013;
Walt Disney Family Museum San Francisco, California May 23-July 7, 2013;
Portland Public Library, Portland, Maine, August 2013-July 2014;
Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin, Illinois, July 19-September 19, 2014;
Salt Lake City Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, January 17-March 8, 2015;
Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas March-May 2015;
Nashville Public Library, Nashville, Tennessee, May-June 28, 2015;
Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 11-August 23, 2015;
Toronto Public Library, Toronto, Ontario, December 19, 2015-January 31, 2016;
Monroe County Public Library, Bloomington, Indiana, February 12, 2016-March 26, 2016;
Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan, April 9-May 22, 2016;
Phoenix Public Library, Phoenix, Arizona June 2-July 17, 2016;
Biggs Art Museum, Dover, Delaware, July 30-September 11, 2016;
Syracuse University Art Galleries September 20-October 23, 2016;
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois, November 10, 2016-February 20, 2017;
Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, New York, April 1-May 17, 2017;
Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, Florida, September 23-December 30, 2017;
Albany County Public Library, Laramie, Wyoming, May 30-July 8, 2017;
East Baton Rouge Public Library, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 16-February 25, 2018;
Metropolitan Library, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, June 15-July 9, 2019;
Gaston Public Library, Gastonia, North Carolina, December 16, 2019-January 25, 2020;
South Shore Arts, Munster, Indiana, February 14-April 12, 2020;
Fort Worth Public Library, Fort Worth, Texas, November 13, 2021-January 31, 2022;
Community Fine Arts Center Rock Springs, Rock Springs, Wyoming, September 1-October 8, 2022;
North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, North Dakota, March 14-May 12, 2024.

LITERATURE:
M. Sendak, Posters, New York, 1996, p. 39, illustrated.


More information about Maurice Sendak. See also: Sendak, Maurice, Maurice Bernard Sendak Artist.

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