The Rosenbach Museum and Library in Philadelphia, PA is having a unique exhibition to explore Maurice Sendak's inclusion of animals in his works. From pets to mythical beasts, Sendak included animals in nearly all of the 90 or so books he illustrated. The 30 original illustrations included in the exhibition show Sendak's masterful capture of the textures of fur, feathers, and scales in a wide variety of animals. Visit the museum today to be a part of Maurice Sendak's love of animals.
how Maurice Sendak almost illustrated The Hobbit!
In the late 1960's illustrator Maurice Sendak almost had the chance to illustrate The Hobbit -- but it never happened!
It was the 30 anniversary edition of the novel -- but before Tolkien, then 75, would approve he asked Sendak to do a few sketches. He went ahead and created two sketches, one of them (above) of Gandalf and Bilbo.
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