"The Art of Maurice Sendak: Inside and Out"; November 22, 2002-January 12, 2003. "Introduction," by H. Nichols B. Clark. "A Conversation with Maurice Sendak", conducted by Leonard S. Marcus. Catalog Design by Rita Marshall, 28 Illustrations: Inside Scenes, Outside Scenes. Paper, 32 pp, 8 ¾" x 8 ½", 2,500 Copies, First Edition, First Impression. From "Introduction," by H. Nichols B. Clark: "It is fitting that the work of Maurice Sendak comprises the inaugural exhibit of The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. While an acknowledged master of the genre, his creative talent extends well beyond the picture book. Sendak has garnered high esteem in the realm of costume and set design for opera….As we honor picture book art and demonstrate its substance and sophistication, Sendak's industrious career permits us to look at the material from a broad art-historical vantage point. We have chosen to view his work through the lens of interior scenes and landscapes."

The Art Of Maurice Sendak: Inside And Out

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Leonard Marcus

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

"Leo Lionni: A Passion for Creativity"; July 12, 2003-October 19, 2003. "An Appreciation", by Eric Carle. "Remembering Leo Lionni", by Frances Foster. Catalog Design by Rita Marshall, 32 Illustrations, Paper, 32 pp, 8 ¾" x 8 ½", 1,000 Copies, First Edition. 
From "Acknowledgments," by H. Nichols B. Clark: "Among my first decisions as director was to pursue an exhibition of Leo Lionni's work. This was before I understood how much Lionni meant to Eric Carle. I had long been captivated by the elegant design, magical draftsmanship, and universal messages of his children's books. Happily, we are able to offer a glimpse into his other equally distinguished creative outlets: his drawing and sculpture. From art director for Fortune magazine to exhibiting with Surrealists such as Joan Miro and André Masson, Lionni achieved the pinnacle of whatever he pursued."

Leo Lionni: A Passion for Creativity

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Frances Foster

"From the Silver Age to Stalin: Russian Children's Book Illustration in the Sasha Lurye Collection"; November 7, 2003-January 18, 2004. "The Picture Book Revolution", by Michael Patrick Hearn. Catalog Design by Rita Marshall, 32 Illustrations, Paper, 32 pp, 8 ¾" x 8 ½", 1,000 Copies, First Edition. From "Acknowledgments," by H. Nichols B. Clark: "We are privileged to host the exhibition of this extraordinary material, surveying Russian children's book illustration from the very end of the nineteenth century to the outbreak of World War II. It is all the more appropriate, since one of the central figures, Vladimir Lebedev, was so influential to Eric Carle's training as a graphic designer. In Russian terms, the exhibition covers the last years of rule under the tsars to the zenith of Stalin's ruthless power. As guest curator Michael Patrick Hearn observes, the beginning of this era marked a turning point in Russian cultural history when books and art began to be created and produced indigenously. Mindful of international currents, Russian book design embraced foreign sources while bringing its own aesthetic into play."

From the Silver Age to Stalin: Russian Children's Book Illustration

Michael Patrick Hearn

"Painter and Poet: The Wonderful World of Ashley Bryan"; July 23, 2005-November 6, 2005.  "When Rainbows Laugh", by Nikki Giovanni.  "Painting, Poetry, and Puppetry", by Darwin Henderson.  Catalog Design by Rita Marshall,  20 Illustrations,  Paper, 32 pp, 8 ¾" x 8 ½",  1,000 Copies, First Edition.     From "Acknowledgments," by H. Nichols B. Clark:  "Anyone who has met Ashley Bryan will attest that their day has been immeasurably brightened by this encounter. He has touched young and old in so many ways, and his ability to get audiences to chant, stomp, and sing poetry is truly legendary. Ashley's art is the embodiment of a gesamkunstwerk -- where the image, the word, and the music of the word all come to the fore."

Painter and Poet: The Wonderful World of Ashley Bryan

Nikki Giovanni and Darwin Henderson

"Picturing the World: The Art of Alice and Martin Provensen"; November 19, 2005-March 12, 2006. "The Well-Tempered Book", by Nancy Willard. Catalog Design by Rita Marshall, 23 Illustrations, Paper, 32 pp, 8 ¾" x 8 ½", 1,000 Copies, First Edition. From "Acknowledgments," by H. Nichols B. Clark: "...We recognize that much of what is on view constitutes a seamless collaboration between Alice and her late husband Martin. During a project, they passed works back and forth, so that their hands are virtually inseparable. Since Martin's death in 1987, Alice has continued to create wonderful books. They cover a broad spectrum of subject matter, crossing time and space. Her independent books retain the affinity for a flow and sequence of image both she and Martin learned in the animation studios during the 1940s. Of equal importance, their books forged an ongoing passion for an untutored naive art -- from Edward Hicks to Douanier Rousseau -- that reflect the simple, rural life the Provensens embraced in the 1950s."

Picturing the World: The Art of Alice and Martin Provensen

Nancy Willard

From Acknowledgments; by H. Nichols B. Clark, Director: "Children Should be Seen brings together eighty-three works of original illustration art by eighty-four artists in a comprehensive survey of the best American picture-book art for the years 1997-2007. The exhibition is organized around the theme of the changing image of the child in the American picture book and thus in contemporary American culture. A major goal of the exhibition is to prompt lively discussion on the tone and texture and very quality of life of the present generation of American children, and to consider the role that illustrated books can play in a culture that is increasingly saturated with post-industrial-age new media." Selected as an honorable mention in the Exhibition Catalogs division of the AAM Museum Publications Design Competition.

Children Should Be Seen: The Image of the Child in American Picture Book Art

Leonard S. Marcus

Jane Bayard Curley

Caroline Ward

Children's Books

From Tumbling into Wonderland by Zora Charles "Literacy should not only include the ability to translate squiggles into letters and words, it should connect us to a universe larger than the one we inhabit, to our shared humanity and to the natural world. And nothing does that better than a well-crafted picture book."

Over Rainbows and Down Rabbit Holes: The Art of Children's Books

Zora Charles

Lolly Robinson

Seeking a State of Grace: The Art of Arnold Lobel

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