Claudia J. Nahson , Maurice Sendak, Robert Cottingham , Edward Sorel
Reference : 62930
, Yale University Press, 2023 Hardcover, 196 pages, ENG., 290 x 240 x 25 mm, illustrated dustjacket, in Fine Condition, 128 color / 153 b/w illustrations. ISBN 9780300124781.
Known for his cartoons and award-winning children's books, William Steig leaves a legacy that spans much of the 20th century. This book features over 250 of Steig's drawings and examines various aspects of his work, from his early 'Small Fry' cartoons and haunting symbolic drawings in response to World War II, to his funny New Yorker cartoons. Claudia J. Nahson is associate curator at The Jewish Museum, New York. Robert Cottingham is a photo-realist painter whose work is in major museum collections in the United States and abroad. Maurice Sendak is an acclaimed author and illustrator of children?s books. Edward Sorel is an artist and author whose work has appeared frequently in the Atlantic, the New Yorker, and many other publications. Jeanne Steig, wife of William Steig from 1973 until his death, is an artist and the author of many books for children, most of them illustrated by William Steig. Maggie Steig is the daughter of William Steig.