DENVER — The Denver Art Museum has opened up a new exhibition over the weekend to honor the work of Maurice Sendak, the beloved U.S. author and illustrator of children’s books.
“Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak” presents more than 400 artworks created by Maurice Sendak, author and illustrator of popular children’s books such as “Where the Wild Things Are.”
“At the end, they ended up to be books for children,” said Cristoph Heinrich, the director of Denver Art Museum. “I think when they were written, they were mostly written for himself, they were mostly written as artworks. And maybe that’s why they still are relevant. Maybe that’s as well why they still are very interesting for adults.”
Denver7’s Ethan Carlson The new exhibition showcases the entire catalogue of Sendak’s career. It begins with early paintings, self-portraits of the artist himself. It then moves on to sketches, illustrations from his numerous books, costumes from the “Where the Wild Things Are” movie, and even decorations and scenery from operas that Sendak helped produce and create art for.