The art of Maurice Sendak / Selma G. Lanes ; [photography by Will Brown and others ; editor, Robert Morton].
| Author/creator | Lanes, Selma G. |
| Other author | Morton, Robert, 1934- |
| Other author | Sendak, Maurice inscriber. |
| Other author | Wright, Stuart, 1948- former owner. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Abrams, 1980. |
| Description | 278 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 x 30 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introductory Note -- Brooklyn beginnings -- Out the window -- The long apprenticeship -- A controversial triumph: Where the wild things are -- The art of the picture book -- Inspired pastiches: work of the sixties -- Jennie: the love of my life -- In the night kitchen: a picture book "from the direct middle of me" -- Grimm purpose -- Branching out, digging deep -- Recurring themes -- Portrait of the artist as a private person -- A chronology of books. |
| Abstract | A biography of the American illustrator for children exploring his life and work. Includes many samples of his work. |
| Local note | Inscribed on fly-leaf "For Stuart [Wright] ... Maurice Sendak. Oct '82" with a drawing by Sendak. Includes mylar dust jacket. Laid in are four letters and a postcard from Sendak to Wright (1982-1985) and a postcard announcing the Maurice Sendak collection of books, posters, and original drawings catalogue is now available (1984). Stuart Wright Book Collection #165.19. See also related manuscript material in the Stuart Wright Collection, #1169, Maurice Sendak Papers, in Joyner Library Special Collections. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | "Chronology of books: " p. 271-272. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Wright Coll. copy Purchased from Stuart Wright, 2012 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Lanes, Selma G. Art of Maurice Sendak. New York : Abrams, 1980 |
| LCCN | 80010796 |
| ISBN | 0810916002 |
| ISBN | 9780810916005 |