2020-06-01_The_Artists_Magazine

(Joyce) #1

82 Artists Magazine June 2020


Illustrator and writer Maurice Sendak (1928–2012),
best known for his children’s books, also created
delightful designs for the stage, an aspect of his
work that’s explored in Drawing the Curtain:
Maurice Sendak’s Designs for Opera and Ballet
(DelMonico Books). Author Rachel Federman
(assistant curator of modern and contemporary
drawings at the Morgan Library & Museum) along
with contributing experts from a variety of related
fi elds, explore Sendak’s inspirational interests—from music and movies to comic
strips,mechanicaltoysandpop-upbooks—andhisabilitytowieldtheideashe
gleanedintostory-tellingelements,oftensparkedwithhumor.This208-pagebook
features 125 colorillustrationsofSendak’scardboardmodelsofhissetdesigns,and
hissketchesandfinalwatercolorsofstagedesigns,curtains,costumesandmore.

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TWO FOR THE SHOW


Does our exhibition-based article “Degas
at the Opéra” (page 64) have you
hungering for more? Then help yourself
to the exhibition catalog Degas—at the
Opéra (Thames & Hudson). Written by
Henri Loyrette, former director of the
Louvre Museum and former curator and
director of the Musée d’Orsay, with
essays by other leading curators and
scholars, this 320-page feast contains
300 color images revealing the various
on- and off-stage aspects of the Paris
Opéra through Degas’ artwork.

Cover art: Dancers at the Old Opera House
ca 1877; pastel over monotype on laid paper, 8⁹⁄₁ 6 x6¾
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, WASHINGTON, AILSA MELLON
BRUCE COLLECTION

Illustrious


Illustrators


The Illustrator: 100 Best From
Around the World (Taschen)
presents “a new golden age of
illustration” as evidenced by the
work of 100 artists across the globe.
Editors Steven Heller, renowned art
director and writer of The New York
Times Visuals column, and art
editor Julius Wiedman, devoted 10
years and more than 600 pages to
their mission to present the
backgrounds, techniques and
stand-out styles of today’s top
designersandillustrators.

Cover art: Design for show curtain
(Nutcracker) (detail) by Maurice Sendak
1983; gouache and graphite pencil on paper
© THE MAURICE SENDAK FOUNDATION; THE MORGAN
LIBRARY & MUSEUM, BEQUEST OF MAURICE SENDAK,
2013.107:262; PHOTO BY JANNY CHIU

Right: Diorama of Moishe scrim and fl ower
proscenium (Where the Wild Things Are)
by Maurice Sendak
1979–1983; watercolor, pen & ink and
graphite pencil on laminated paperboard
© THE MAURICE SENDAK FOUNDATION; THE MORGAN
LIBRARY & MUSEUM, BEQUEST OF MAURICE SENDAK,
2013.103:69, 70, 71; PHOTO BY GRAHAM HABER, 2018

Left: Let Me
Be Myself
(Anne Frank)
by Eduardo
Kobra
2016;
Amsterdam
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