Childhood was a nightmare, truly a nightmare" (55). Famous for his depictions of disrupting and frequently disturbing childhood emotions, Sendak, born to Polish-Jewish immigrant parents in 1928, maintained even in his final published interview that his childhood days "weren't great at all. His revolutionary work has long been recognized, having won the inaugural Astrid Lindgren Award, the National Medal of the Arts, the Caldecott Medal and seven Caldecott Honors, and the Hans Christian Andersen lifetime achievement award when he was 41. Seuss as artists whose aesthetic is immediately recognizable. In the world of children's picture books, Maurice Sendak stands beside Beatrix Potter, Randolf Caldecott, and Dr. This review considers two accolades of one of the preeminent contemporary American artists and children's authors. MAURICE SENDAK: A CELEBRATION OF THE ARTIST AND HIS WORK CURATED BY JUSTIN G. MAURICE SENDAK: A CELEBRATION OF THE ARTIST AND HIS WORK MAKING MISCHIEF: A MAURICE SENDAK APPRECIATION MAGUIRE, GREGORY AND MARCUS, LEONARD S., ED.
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