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A retrospective highlighting the works and the imaginative life of the artist and author will run through Feb. 17 at the Denver Art Museum. “Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak” features around 450 ...

Maurice Sendak, “Diorama of Moishe scrim and flower proscenium (Where the Wild Things Are)” (1979-1983) watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite pencil on laminated paperboard (© The Maurice Sendak ...

Maurice Sendak, the children's book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childhood in books like "Where the Wild Things Are" and "In the Night Kitchen," died early Tuesday. He was ...

One of the most beloved illustrated children’s books of all time, Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, has delighted readers since 1963. It sold over 19 million copies and has several ...

DENVER — A new exhibition called “Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak” comes to the Denver Art Museum next week, presenting a plethora of art created by Sendak, the illustrator and author of the ...

Maurice Sendak is best known as a children’s book author and illustrator, but his timeless works speak to adults, too. He’s the famous artist behind the classic 1963 children’s book “Where the Wild ...

<br>Maurice Sendak received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for <em>Where the Wild Things Are</em>. Both the text and the illustrations brilliantly capture an angry little ...

Very sad news this morning: Maurice Sendak, the author of Where the Wild Things Are, has died at the age of 83, The New York Times reports. The Times' Margalit Fox writes the cause of death was ...