June 26, 2004
maurice sendak
Sendak created the first dummy for the book in 1956, but set this first version aside because he wasn’t satisfied. He returned to it in 1963, it was a story about horses at the time. Sendak got frustrated, he came to believe he could not draw horses well, and again he put the project away. Four days later he saw the light, and drew "Where the Wild Things Are", this time with the monsters we all know so well.
Posted by eliane at June 26, 2004 05:03 PMWow!
It's strange the original is really that small.
I don't think it's common for illustrators to work in different sizes?
It is not the original, it's a dummy. A sort of sketch. I don't know about other illustrators, but sometimes I do make mini mini sketches.
Posted by: eliane at June 26, 2004 08:29 PMDid you ever see The Nutcracker Baller done with Sendak's set and costumes? It was the best ever Nutcracker, done by Northwest Ballet of Seattle and televised. We have the Nutcracker book he illustrated.
Posted by: Marja-Leena Rathje at June 27, 2004 11:57 AMYes, I came across those costumes while doing an image search on "Maurice Sendak". Photo's worth looking for, quite interesting.
Posted by: eliane at June 27, 2004 05:14 PMDat is een fijn boek! Heel groot nu en vaak (voor) gelezen hier. Wij houden van Maximonsters.
Posted by: odette at July 2, 2004 06:11 PM