And peculiarly remembers what it was like, how hard it was. 'I want them to feel that here’s somebody who respects them.

'I want to feel that they’re not being lied to,' Sendak is quoted. Featuring a wealth of previously unpublished archival materials, this superb, copiously-illustrated, 248-page hardcover is the most comprehensive survey of Sendak's work ever published-brought to us by DelMonico Books and the Columbus Museum of Art, where the corresponding exhibition will open in October 2022. PRAISE AND REVIEWSįROM THE ARTBOOK BLOG CORY REYNOLDS | DATE Let the wild rumpus start Maurice Sendak lovers, rejoice! Wild Things Are Happening: The Art of Maurice Sendak has finally arrived. Maurice Sendak, Self-Portrait, 1950, ink on paper, 10 3/4 x 16 1/2 in. He collaborated with such celebrated authors as Meindert DeJong, Tony Kushner, Randall Jarrell, Ruth Krauss, Else Holmelund Minarik and Isaac Bashevis Singer, and he illustrated classics by the Brothers Grimm, Melville and Tolstoy. A largely self-taught artist, Sendak wrote and illustrated over 150 books during his 60-year career, including Kenny’s Window, Very Far Away, The Sign on Rosie’s Door, Nutshell Library (consisting of Chicken Soup with Rice, Alligators All Around, One Was Johnny and Pierre), Higglety Pigglety Pop!, Where the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen and Outside Over There.

Maurice Sendak (1928–2012) was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish immigrant parents from Poland. 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. It features previously unpublished sketches, storyboards and paintings that emphasize Sendak’s creative processes.īringing together a broad diversity of perspectives on the award-winning artist,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. 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. The most comprehensive survey of the work of Maurice Sendak, the most celebrated picture book artist of all time-with previously unpublished archival materials

Where the wild things are painting