COLUMBUS, OH (AAPNW) – Now on view through March 3, 2023, “Wild Things Are Happening: The Art of Maurice Sendak” is his the first major retrospective since his death in 2012, and the largest and most complete exhibition of one of the most celebrated and original artists of our time at the Columbus Museum of Art.
The exhibition is comprised of more than 150 sketches, storyboards and paintings drawn from the collection of the Maurice Sendak Foundation. Highlights include original work for Sendak’s most famous books: Where the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen and Outside Over There.
Sendak was influenced by writers ranging from William Shakespeare to Herman Melville. Alongside landmark pictures for Sendak’s own books will be examples of artwork he created for such celebrated publications as The Bat-Poet by Randall Jarrell, A Hole is to Dig by Ruth Krauss, The Little Bear Series by Else Holmelund Minarik, and Zlateh the Goat by Isaac Bashevis Singer. Also featured in the exhibition are designs for many of Sendak’s opera, theater, film, and television productions.
CMA executive director and CEO Nannette Maciejunes says, “So many of us grew up with Maurice Sendak’s illustrated books. This exhibition not only gives you the chance to see original drawings for his beloved books, but to discover Sendak’s range as an artist and the true depth of his creativity.”
