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Maurice Sendak

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Maurice Bernard Sendak(/ˈsɛndæk/;June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012) was an American author and illustrator of children's books. His bookWhere the Wild Things Arewas first published in 1963.[2]Born to Polish-Jewish parents, his childhood was impacted by the death of many of his family members duringthe Holocaust.Sendak wrote books includingIn the Night Kitchen,Outside Over There,and illustrated many works by other authors such as theLittle Bearbooks byElse Holmelund Minarik.

Maurice Sendak
Sendak in 2009
Sendak in 2009
BornMaurice Bernard Sendak
(1928-06-10)June 10, 1928
Brooklyn,New York, U.S.
DiedMay 8, 2012(2012-05-08)(aged 83)
Danbury, Connecticut,U.S.
Occupation
  • Artist
  • illustrator
  • writer
Alma materArt Students League of New York
Period1947–2012
Genre
  • Children's literature
  • picture books
PartnerEugene David Glynn(1957–2007; Glynn's death)[1]
Parents
RelativesJack Sendak(brother)

Early life

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Sendak was born inBrooklyn,New York,to Polish Jewish immigrants Sadie (née Schindler) andPhilip Sendak,a dressmaker.[3][4][5]Maurice said that his childhood was a "terrible situation" due to the death of members of his extended family during the Holocaust which introduced him at a young age to the concept of mortality.[6]His love of books began when, as a child, he developed health issues and was confined to his bed.[7]When he was 12 years old, he decided to become an illustrator after watchingWalt Disney's filmFantasia.[citation needed]

One of Sendak's first professional commissions, when he was 20 years old,[8]was creating window displays for the toy storeFAO Schwarz.His illustrations were first published in 1947 in a textbook titledAtomics for the Millionsby Maxwell Leigh Eidinoff. He spent much of the 1950s illustrating children's books written by others before beginning to write his own stories. The Maurice Sendak Foundation credited editorUrsula Nordstromand authorsRuth KraussandCrockett Johnsonas people who mentored Sendak.[9]His older brotherJack Sendakalso became an author of children's books, two of which were illustrated by Maurice in the 1950s.[10]In 2011, Maurice was working on a book about noses, and he attributed his love of the olfactory organ to his brother Jack, who—in Sendak's opinion—had a great nose.[8]

Maurice was the youngest of three siblings. Jack was born five years before him and Natalie was born nine years before him.[11]

Career

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The characters fromWhere the Wild Things Arecaused controversy due to their grotesque appearance which parents alleged to be too scary for children.[citation needed]

Maurice Sendak began his children's book career as an illustrator. His work appears in eight books by Ruth Krauss includingA Hole is to Dig,published in 1952, which brought wide attention to his artwork.[12][13]He illustrated the five original books in theLittle Bearseries byElse Holmelund Minarikwhich were published between 1957 and 1968.[14]

Sendak gained international acclaim after writing and illustratingWhere the Wild Things Are,edited byUrsula NordstromatHarper & Row.It features Max, a boy who "rages against his mother for being sent to bed without any supper".[15]The book's depictions of fanged monsters concerned some parents when it was first published, as his characters were somewhatgrotesquein appearance.[citation needed]Sendak initially considered the title "Where the WildHorsesAre "but then decided against it.[8]

Sendak later recounted the reaction of a fan:

A little boy sent me a charming card with a little drawing on it. I loved it. I answer all my children's letters–sometimes very hastily–but this one I lingered over. I sent him a card and I drew a picture of a Wild Thing on it. I wrote, "Dear Jim: I loved your card." Then I got a letter back from his mother and she said: "Jim loved your card so much he ate it." That to me was one of the highest compliments I've ever received. He didn't care that it was an original Maurice Sendak drawing or anything. He saw it, he loved it, he ate it.[16]

In 2012,School Library JournalidentifiedWhere the Wild Things Areas its top picture book based on reader surveys. The librarian who conducted it observed that there was little doubt what would be voted number one and highlighted its designation by one reader as a watershed, "ushering in the modern age of picture books". Another called it "perfectly crafted, perfectly illustrated... simply the epitome of a picture book" and noted that Sendak "rises above the rest in part because he is subversive."[15][17]

When Sendak saw a manuscript ofZlateh the Goat and Other Stories,the first children's book byIsaac Bashevis Singer,on the desk of an editor at Harper & Row, he offered to illustrate the book. It was first published in 1966 and received aNewbery Honor.Sendak was delighted and enthusiastic about the collaboration. He once wryly remarked that his parents were "finally" impressed by their youngest child when he collaborated with Singer.[18]

His bookIn the Night Kitchen,originally issued in 1970, has often been subjected to censorship for its drawings of a young boy prancing naked through the story. The book has beenchallengedin several U.S. states includingIllinois,New Jersey,Minnesota,andTexas.[19]In the Night Kitchenregularly appears on the American Library Association's list of "frequently challenged and banned books". It was listed number 21 on the "100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–1999".[20]

His 1981 bookOutside Over Thereis the story of a girl named Ida and her sibling jealousy and responsibility. Her father is away, so Ida is left to watch her baby sister, much to her dismay. Her sister is kidnapped by goblins and Ida must go off on a magical adventure to rescue her. At first, she is not really eager to get her sister and nearly passes right by her when she becomes absorbed in the magic of the quest. In the end, she rescues her sister, destroys the goblins, and returns home committed to caring for her sister until her father returns. This rescue story includes an illustration of a ladder leaning out of the window of a home, which according to one report, was based on the crime scene in theLindbergh kidnapping,"which terrified Sendak as a child."[8]

Sendak was an early member of the National Board of Advisors of theChildren's Television Workshopduring the development stages of theSesame Streettelevision series. He created four animated stories for the series:Bumble Ardy,an animated sequence withJim Hensonas the voice of Bumble Ardy,Seven Monsters,Up & Down,andBroom Adventures.Sendak later adaptedSeven Monstersinto the bookSeven Little Monsters,which itself would be adapted into ananimated television series.

Sendak produced an animated television production based on his work titledReally Rosie,featuring the voice ofCarole King,which was broadcast in 1975 and is available on video (usually as part of video compilations of his work). An album of the songs was also produced. He contributed the opening segment toSimple Gifts,a Christmas collection of six animated shorts shown onPBSin 1977 and later released on VHS in 1993. He adapted his bookWhere the Wild Things Arefor the stage in 1979. Additionally, he designed sets and costumes for many operas and ballets, including the award-winning (1983)Pacific Northwest Balletproduction ofTchaikovsky'sThe Nutcracker,Glyndebourne FestivalOpera's productions ofProkofiev'sThe Love for Three Oranges(1982),Ravel'sL'enfant et les sortilègesandL'heure espagnole(1987) andOliver Knussen's adaptation of Sendak's ownHigglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life(1985),Houston Grand Opera's productions ofMozart'sThe Magic Flute(1981) andHumperdinck'sHansel and Gretel(1997), Los Angeles County Music Center's 1990 production of Mozart'sIdomeneo,and theNew York City Opera's productions ofJanáček'sThe Cunning Little Vixen(1981), and Mozart'sThe Goose of Cairo(1984).

Also in 1993, Sendak published a picture book,We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy.Later in the 1990s, Sendak approached playwrightTony Kushnerto write a new English-language version of the Czech composerHans Krása's Holocaust operaBrundibárwhich, remarkably, had been performed by children in theTheresienstadt concentration camp.[8]Kushner wrote the text for Sendak's illustrated book of the same name, published in 2003. The book was named one ofThe New York Times Book Review's10 Best Illustrated Books of 2003.

In 2003, Chicago Opera Theatre produced Sendak and Kushner's adaptation ofBrundibár.In 2005,Berkeley Repertory Theatre,in collaboration withYale Repertory Theatreand Broadway'sNew Victory Theater,produced a substantially re-worked version of the Sendak-Kushner adaptation. In 2004, Sendak worked with the Shirim Klezmer Orchestra in Boston on their projectPincus and the Pig: A Klezmer Tale.This Klezmer version ofSergei Prokofiev's best-known musical story for children,Peter and the Wolf,featured Maurice Sendak as the narrator. He also illustrated the cover art.

In 2011, Sendak adapted hisSesame StreetshortBumble Ardyinto a children's book, his first in over thirty years, and ultimately his last published work before his death.[21]

Personal life

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Sendak mentioned in a September 2008 article inThe New York Timesthat he was gay and had lived with his partner,psychoanalystEugene David Glynn(February 25, 1926 – May 15, 2007), for 50 years before Glynn's death in May 2007. Revealing that he never told his parents, he said, "All I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy. They never, never, never knew."[22]Sendak's relationship with Glynn was referenced by other writers before (includingTony Kushnerin 2003)[23]and Glynn's 2007 death notice identified Sendak as his "partner of fifty years".[1]After his partner's death, Sendak donated $1 million to theJewish Board of Family and Children's Servicesin memory of Glynn, who treated young people there. The money will go to a clinic which is to be named for Glynn.[24]

Sendak was anatheist.In a 2011 interview, he said that he did not believe in God and explained that he felt that religion, and belief in God, "must have made life much easier [for some religious friends of his]. It's harder for us non-believers."[25]

In the early 1960s, Sendak lived in a basement apartment at 29 West 9th Street inGreenwich Villagewhere he wrote and illustratedWild Things.Later he had a nearbypied-à-terreat 40Fifth Avenuewhere he worked and stayed occasionally after moving full-time toRidgefield, Connecticut.[8]

Influences

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Maurice Sendak drew inspiration and influences from a vast number of painters, musicians, and authors. Going back to his childhood, one of his earliest memorable influences was actually his father, Philip Sendak. According to Maurice, his father related tales from theTorah;however, he would embellish them with racy details. Not realizing that this was inappropriate for children, young Maurice was frequently sent home after retelling his father's "softcoreBibletales "at school.[26]

Maurice Sendak developed other influences growing up beginning withWalt Disney'sFantasiaandMickey Mouse.Mickey Mouse was created in the year Sendak was born, 1928, and Sendak described Mickey as being a source of joy and pleasure for him while growing up.[27]He has been quoted as saying, "My gods areHerman Melville,Emily Dickinson,Mozart.I believe in them with all my heart. "Elaborating further, he has stated that reading Emily Dickinson's works helps him to remain calm in an otherwise hectic world:" And I have a little tiny Emily Dickinson so big that I carry in my pocket everywhere. And you just read three poems of Emily. She is so brave. She is so strong. She is such a passionate little woman. I feel better. "Likewise, of Mozart, he has said," When Mozart is playing in my room, I am in conjunction with something I can't explain.... I don't need to. I know that if there's a purpose for life, it was for me to hear Mozart. "[28]

Ursula Nordstrom,director of Harper's Department of Books for Boys and Girls from 1940 until 1973, was also an inspiration for Sendak.

Death

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A mural inWicker Park, Chicago,alludes to Sendak's passing.

Sendak died atDanbury HospitalinDanbury, Connecticuton May 8, 2012, at age 83, due to complications from a stroke. In accordance with his wishes, his body was cremated and his ashes were scattered at an undisclosed location.[29][30]

Sendak's obituary inThe New York Timessaid that he was "the most important children's book artist of the 20th century."[29]AuthorNeil Gaimanremarked, "He was unique, grumpy, brilliant, wise, magical and made the world better by creating art in it."[31]AuthorR. L. Stinecalled Sendak's death "a sad day in children's books and for the world."[31]

ComedianStephen Colbert,who interviewed Sendak onThe Colbert Reportin one of his last public appearances, said of Sendak: "We are all honored to have been briefly invited into his world."[31]On a January 2012 episode of the show Sendak taught Colbert how to illustrate and provide a book blurb for Colbert's own children's book,I Am a Pole (And So Can You!),and the day Sendak died was the book's official release date.[citation needed]

The 2012 season ofPacific Northwest Ballet'sThe Nutcracker,for which Sendak designed the set and costumes, was dedicated to his memory.[citation needed]On May 12, 2012, theNick Jr. Channelhosted a three-hourLittle Bearmarathon in his memory. The writer of the seriesElse Holmelund Minarikdied herself only two months later on July 12, 2012, at the age of 91.

His final book,Bumble-Ardy,was published eight months before his death. Aposthumouspicture book, titledMy Brother's Book,was published in February 2013.[29]The filmHerwas dedicated in memory of him andWhere the Wild Things Areco-starJames Gandolfini.The film was directed bySpike Jonze,who also directed the 2009 feature film adaptation ofWhere the Wild Things Are.[citation needed]

Maurice Sendak Collection

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In 1968, Sendak lent theRosenbach Museum & LibraryinPhiladelphia,the bulk of his work including nearly 10,000 works of art, manuscripts, books, and ephemera. From May 6, 2008, through May 3, 2009, the Rosenbach presentedThere's a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak.The major retrospective of over 130 pieces pulled from the museum's vast Sendak collection featured original artwork, rare sketches, never-before-seen working materials, and exclusive interview footage.

Exhibition highlights included:

  • Original color artwork from books such asWhere the Wild Things Are,In the Night Kitchen,The Nutshell Library,Outside Over There,andBrundibar
  • "Dummy" books filled with lively preliminary sketches for titles likeThe Sign on Rosie's Door,Pierre,andHigglety, Pigglety, Pop!
  • Never-before-seen working materials, such as newspaper clippings that inspired Sendak, family portraits, photographs of child models and other ephemera
  • Rare sketches for unpublished editions of stories such asTolkien'sThe HobbitandHenry James'The Turn of the Screw,and other illustration projects
  • Unique materials from the Rosenbach collection that relate to Sendak's work, including an 1853 edition of the tales of theBrothers Grimm,sketches byWilliam Blake,andHerman Melville's bookcase
  • Stories told by the illustrator himself on topics likeAlice in Wonderland,his struggle to illustrate his favorite novels, hilarious stories of Brooklyn, and the way his work helps him exorcise childhood traumas

Since the items had been on loan to the Rosenbach for decades, many in the museum world expected that the Sendak material would remain there. But Sendak's will specified that the drawings and most of the loans would remain the property of the Maurice Sendak Foundation. In 2014, representatives of his estate withdrew the works, saying they intended to follow Sendak's directive in his will to create "a museum or similar facility" inRidgefield, Connecticut,where he lived, and where his foundation is based, "to be used by scholars, students, artists, illustrators and writers, and to be opened to the general public" as the foundation's directors saw fit.

The Rosenbach filed an action in 2014, in state probate court in Connecticut, contending that the estate had kept many rare books that Sendak had pledged to the library in his will. In a ruling in Connecticut probate court, a judge awarded the bulk of the disputed book collection to the Sendak estate, not to the museum.

In 2018, the Maurice Sendak Foundation chose theUniversity of Connecticutto house and steward the Collection. Under an agreement with, and supported by a grant from, the Foundation, Sendak's original artwork, sketches, books, and other materials (totaling close to 10,000 items) will be housed at UConn's Archives and Special Collections in theThomas J. Dodd Research Center.UConn will also host exhibits of and digitize Sendak materials. The Foundation will retain ownership of the materials.[32]

Awards and honors

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Internationally, Sendak received the third biennialHans Christian Andersen Awardfor Illustration in 1970, recognizing his "lasting contribution to children's literature".[33][34]He received one of two inauguralAstrid Lindgren Memorial Awardsin 2003, recognizing his career contribution to "children's and young adult literature in the broadest sense". The citation called him "the modern picture-book's portal figure" and the presentation creditedWhere the Wild Things Arewith "all at once [revolutionizing] the entire picture-book narrative... thematically, aesthetically, and psychologically."[35]In the U.S., he received theLaura Ingalls Wilder Medalfrom the professional children's librarians in 1983, recognizing his "substantial and lasting contributions to children's literature". At the time it was awarded every three years.[36]Only Sendak and the writer Katherine Paterson have won all three of these premier awards.

Sendak has two elementary schools named in his honor, one inNorth Hollywood, California,and PS 118 in Brooklyn, New York. He received an honorary doctorate fromPrinceton Universityin 1984.

On June 10, 2013,Googlefeatured an interactivedoodlewhere visitors could click on the video go triangle to see an animated movie-ette of Max and Sendak's other main characters.[43]On the cusp of the 125th anniversary of theBrooklyn Public Libraryit was revealed on November 16, 2022 that the most checked-out book in the collection was Sendak'sWhere the Wild Things Are.[44]

List of works

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Author and illustrator

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  • Kenny's Window(1956)
  • Very Far Away(1957)
  • The Sign on Rosie's Door(1960)
  • The Nutshell Library(1962)
    • Alligators All Around
    • Chicken Soup with Rice
    • One Was Johnny
    • Pierre
  • Where the Wild Things Are(1963)
  • Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life(1967)ISBN0-06-028479-X
  • In the Night Kitchen(1970)
  • Fantasy Sketches(1970)
  • Ten Little Rabbits: A Counting Book with Mino the Magician(1970)
  • Some Swell Pup or Are You Sure You Want a Dog?(written by Maurice Sendak and Matthew Margolis, and illustrated by Maurice Sendak) (1976)
  • Seven Little Monsters(1977)
  • Outside Over There(1981)
  • Caldecott and Co: Notes on Books and Pictures(an anthology of essays on children's literature) (1988)
  • The Big Book for Peace(1990)
  • We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy(1993)
  • Maurice Sendak's Christmas Mystery(1995) (a box containing a book and a jigsaw puzzle)
  • Bumble-Ardy(2011)ISBN0-06-205198-9,ISBN978-0-06-205198-1
  • My Brother's Book(2013)ISBN0-06-223489-7,ISBN978-0-06-223489-6

Illustrator only

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Collections

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Filmography

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Selected exhibitions

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  • October 13, 2023 - February 17, 2025.Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendakat theDenver Art Museum.[47]
  • April 18–September 1, 2024.Wild Things Are Happening: The Art of Maurice Sendakat theSkirball Cultural Centerin Los Angeles.
  • March 25, 2021 – July 10, 2021.Maurice Sendak Exhibit and Saleat theSociety of Illustratorsin New York.[48]
  • June 11, 2013 – August 17, 2013."Maurice Sendak: A Celebration of the Artist and his Work"at the Society of Illustrators in New York.
  • Permanent.Maurice Sendak CollectionatThe Rosenbach Museum & Libraryin Philadelphia.
  • 2013– "Maurice Sendak; The Memorial Exhibition." April 2013 "Bowers Museum of California" "The New Britain Museum of American Art'"
  • September 8, 2009 – January 19, 2010.There's a Mystery There: Sendak on SendakatThe Contemporary Jewish Museumin San Francisco.
  • October 6, 2009 – November 1, 2009.Where the Wild Things Are: Original Drawings by Maurice SendakatThe Morgan Library & Museumin New York.
  • October 1–30, 2009 "Sendak in SoHo" at AFA Gallery in New York.
  • April 15, 2005 – August 14, 2005.Wild Things: The Art of Maurice SendakatThe Jewish Museumin New York.

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