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The Art of Maurice Sendak
Tony Kushner
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Description for The Art of Maurice Sendak
hardcover. This volume traces Maurice Sendak's life and work from 1980 to the present, detailing sketches and final art for theatre productions, children's books, adult book jackets, posters, and CD covers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 350 illustrations, (250 colour ). BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; AGB; AKLB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 303 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1792. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear, remains very good/like new
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, ... Read more
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, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780810944480
SKU
KSG0030636
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Tony Kushner
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 ... Read more
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