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Maurice Sendak (USA, 1928)
Maurice Sendak is beloved by generations for his magical illustrations and children's stories. Sendak's finely detailed illustrations of the Caldecott prize-winning Where the Wild Things Are, first published in 1963, made him the most recognized children's illustrator in the country. Since 1980, Sendak has designed sets and costumes for numerous operas, such as Mozart's Magic Flute, Prokofiev's The Love for Three Oranges, and Leo Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen, among others. In his rare appearances, Sendak, in addition to the more obvious topics of illustration and children's literature, enjoys speaking about his three lifetime passions: Opera, Herman Melville, and Mozart.
Maurice Sendak is the first American ever to receive the Hans Christian Andersen International Medal for the body of his work. He has illustrated nineteen books of his own, including his classic trilogy, Where the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen, and Outside Over There, as well as The Nutshell Library, Higglety Pigglety Pop, Dear Mili, and We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy. He has also illustrated over sixty other books by different authors, including an illustrated version of Melville's novel Pierre. In 1997 Maurice Sendak received a National Medal of the Arts, awarded by President Clinton. His book Swine Lake was published in 1999. In 2003, Maurice Sendak received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for Literature, from the Swedish Government. In late 2003, Sendak published a picture book entitled Brundibar, based on the American version of the opera of the same name which he crafted in collaboration with Tony Kushner, who wrote the text. Additionally, in 2003, a new book of Sendak's illustrations and stage designs entitled The Art of Maurice Sendak: 1980 to the Present was published with text by Tony Kushner. |
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