PHILADELPHIA - The Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia is the sole repository of the original artwork of famed author and illustrator Maurice Sendak and a foremost authority on all things Sendak. Author of Where the Wild Things Are and 108 other books, Maurice Sendak, now 81 years old, chose the Rosenbach to be the permanent home of his work in the early 1970s thanks to shared literary and collecting interests. The Rosenbach's Sendak collection is the largest collection of "Sendakiana" in the world, with over 10,000 preliminary sketches, final drawings, manuscripts, books, and ephemera as well as exclusive recent interview footage in which Sendak discusses his life, childhood, work, and inspirations.
To coincide with the forthcoming release of the Warner Bros. live-action film adaptation of Sendak's acclaimed children's classic, Where the Wild Things Are, directed by Spike Jonze, the Rosenbach will present Wild Things Days this September through October, offering a number of Sendak-themed events and exhibitions for audiences looking to experience the art and work of Maurice Sendak up-close and in-person. The aforementioned film, directed by Spike Jonze, with a screenplay by Jonze and author Dave Eggers, is slated for release nationwide on October 16, 2009.
Throughout the year, the Rosenbach displays rotating Sendak-specific exhibitions featuring work from the museum's vast Sendak collection and offers special Sendak-themed Hands-On Tours, events and educational programming. The museum also lends from its Sendak collection to other museums around the country, including the forthcoming exhibition at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. Fans of Sendak's work will also have the opportunity to view and purchase original Sendak drawings at the Animazing Gallery, a private gallery in New York City.
Rosenbach Museum & Library staff members with extensive knowledge of Maurice Sendak will be available to speak with media outlets about Where the Wild Things Are and Sendak's life, art and work. Interview subjects include Derick Dreher, Director of the Rosenbach Museum & Library, Patrick Rodgers, Traveling Exhibitions Coordinator and Curator of There's a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak, and Judith M. Guston, Curator and Director of Collections. The Rosenbach also has numerous high-resolution images of original Sendak illustrations available for press use, including images from Where the Wild Things Are.
A full description of Fall Sendak events in Philadelphia and beyond and additional information about the Rosenbach's Sendak collection follows below.
SENDAK AT THE ROSENBACH MUSEUM & LIBRARY (Philadelphia)
The Rosenbach Museum & Library, home of the Maurice Sendak collection, continues to celebrate Sendak's work this fall with Wild Things Days, coinciding with the release of Where the Wild Things Are, the film. The Rosenbach is located at 2008-2010 Delancey Place in Philadelphia and is open Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $5 for students and free for children under 5. For more information, please call (215) 732-1600 or visit Rosenbach.org.
• Wild Things Days
September - October, 2009
The Rosenbach celebrates Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are and the release of the film adaptation with talks, tours and activities for audiences of all ages.
• Exhibition: Too Many Thoughts to Chew: A Sendak Stew
September 16, 2009 - January 17, 2010
Dig into an exhibition about food, eating, and being eaten in the illustrations of Maurice Sendak. Too Many Thoughts to Chew: A Sendak Stew presents 40 original Sendak illustrations that show how food brings families together, helps children forge new friendships, and nourishes us emotionally and intellectually. The exhibition is appropriate for families and kids of all ages.
• Exhibition: And it's still hot: Where the Wild Things Are
September 30 - October 25, 2009
This fall, as Hollywood transforms a children's classic into a live action film, celebrate Maurice Sendak's Caldecott-winning picture book, Where the Wild Things Are, with the exhibition And it's still hot: Where the Wild Things Are. Find out how Sendak created Max, the Wild Things, and their exotic land while viewing the original watercolors, sketches, and manuscripts for the book. Visitors can also see posters, drawings, and advertisements that reveal the life of the Wild Things outside the book, and discover why this story is still hot after almost fifty years in print.
• Hands-On Tour: 'Flaming maniacs:' Sendak and His Literary Inspirations
Wednesday, September 9 at 3:00pm
Maurice Sendak chose the Rosenbach as the home for his artwork in part because it was also the home of "people I love, artists I love." Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens, William Blake, and Herman Melville are just a few of those artists and writers that visitors will see up close in this Hands-On Tour about the literature that Sendak loves. Visitors can safely handle pieces from the Rosenbach's Sendak collection alongside his favorite literature and discuss a variety of diverting questions: what do Sendak and his heroes have in common? Why does Sendak call Blake a "flaming maniac?" And just what is a Steam Man of the Prairies? Discover what Sendak is like as a collector, as a reader, and as an artist. This tour is led by Patrick Rodgers, Traveling Exhibitions Coordinator, and consulting curator of There's a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak.
• Hands-On Tour: Wild Things
Wednesday, September 23; Wednesday, October 14; Sunday, October 18; Friday, October 23
All tours will be held at 3:00pm
Get a new perspective on an old favorite with this rumpus through Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are. On this tour, audiences will re-discover Sendak's world-famous creat
To coincide with the forthcoming release of the Warner Bros. live-action film adaptation of Sendak's acclaimed children's classic, Where the Wild Things Are, directed by Spike Jonze, the Rosenbach will present Wild Things Days this September through October, offering a number of Sendak-themed events and exhibitions for audiences looking to experience the art and work of Maurice Sendak up-close and in-person. The aforementioned film, directed by Spike Jonze, with a screenplay by Jonze and author Dave Eggers, is slated for release nationwide on October 16, 2009.
Throughout the year, the Rosenbach displays rotating Sendak-specific exhibitions featuring work from the museum's vast Sendak collection and offers special Sendak-themed Hands-On Tours, events and educational programming. The museum also lends from its Sendak collection to other museums around the country, including the forthcoming exhibition at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. Fans of Sendak's work will also have the opportunity to view and purchase original Sendak drawings at the Animazing Gallery, a private gallery in New York City.
Rosenbach Museum & Library staff members with extensive knowledge of Maurice Sendak will be available to speak with media outlets about Where the Wild Things Are and Sendak's life, art and work. Interview subjects include Derick Dreher, Director of the Rosenbach Museum & Library, Patrick Rodgers, Traveling Exhibitions Coordinator and Curator of There's a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak, and Judith M. Guston, Curator and Director of Collections. The Rosenbach also has numerous high-resolution images of original Sendak illustrations available for press use, including images from Where the Wild Things Are.
A full description of Fall Sendak events in Philadelphia and beyond and additional information about the Rosenbach's Sendak collection follows below.
SENDAK AT THE ROSENBACH MUSEUM & LIBRARY (Philadelphia)
The Rosenbach Museum & Library, home of the Maurice Sendak collection, continues to celebrate Sendak's work this fall with Wild Things Days, coinciding with the release of Where the Wild Things Are, the film. The Rosenbach is located at 2008-2010 Delancey Place in Philadelphia and is open Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $5 for students and free for children under 5. For more information, please call (215) 732-1600 or visit Rosenbach.org.
• Wild Things Days
September - October, 2009
The Rosenbach celebrates Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are and the release of the film adaptation with talks, tours and activities for audiences of all ages.
• Exhibition: Too Many Thoughts to Chew: A Sendak Stew
September 16, 2009 - January 17, 2010
Dig into an exhibition about food, eating, and being eaten in the illustrations of Maurice Sendak. Too Many Thoughts to Chew: A Sendak Stew presents 40 original Sendak illustrations that show how food brings families together, helps children forge new friendships, and nourishes us emotionally and intellectually. The exhibition is appropriate for families and kids of all ages.
• Exhibition: And it's still hot: Where the Wild Things Are
September 30 - October 25, 2009
This fall, as Hollywood transforms a children's classic into a live action film, celebrate Maurice Sendak's Caldecott-winning picture book, Where the Wild Things Are, with the exhibition And it's still hot: Where the Wild Things Are. Find out how Sendak created Max, the Wild Things, and their exotic land while viewing the original watercolors, sketches, and manuscripts for the book. Visitors can also see posters, drawings, and advertisements that reveal the life of the Wild Things outside the book, and discover why this story is still hot after almost fifty years in print.
• Hands-On Tour: 'Flaming maniacs:' Sendak and His Literary Inspirations
Wednesday, September 9 at 3:00pm
Maurice Sendak chose the Rosenbach as the home for his artwork in part because it was also the home of "people I love, artists I love." Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens, William Blake, and Herman Melville are just a few of those artists and writers that visitors will see up close in this Hands-On Tour about the literature that Sendak loves. Visitors can safely handle pieces from the Rosenbach's Sendak collection alongside his favorite literature and discuss a variety of diverting questions: what do Sendak and his heroes have in common? Why does Sendak call Blake a "flaming maniac?" And just what is a Steam Man of the Prairies? Discover what Sendak is like as a collector, as a reader, and as an artist. This tour is led by Patrick Rodgers, Traveling Exhibitions Coordinator, and consulting curator of There's a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak.
• Hands-On Tour: Wild Things
Wednesday, September 23; Wednesday, October 14; Sunday, October 18; Friday, October 23
All tours will be held at 3:00pm
Get a new perspective on an old favorite with this rumpus through Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are. On this tour, audiences will re-discover Sendak's world-famous creat