Jerry Pinkney, Illustration for The Lion & the Mouse (Little, Brown Books). Museum purchase with acquisition funds from The Carle as well as support from Janet and Bill Gorth, Zora and Les Charles, H. Nichols B. Clark, Jane Bayard Curley, Shelley and Jonathan Isaacson, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Xeric Foundation, Judee Rainville and Christopher B. Milne, Cathryn Mercier, Josalyn Moran, Leslie and Paul Cooper, Rebecca Miller Goggins and Mark Goggins, Ellen Keiter and Jordi Kern, and Alexandra Kennedy and James Haug. © 2009 Jerry Pinkney.
Recent Acquisition: Jerry Pinkney's The Lion & the Mouse
Jerry Pinkney, Illustration for The Lion & the Mouse (Little, Brown Books). Gift of Gloria Pinkney. © 2009 Jerry Pinkney.
Jerry Pinkney changed the course of children’s literature with his brilliant watercolor illustrations. As a founding trustee of the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Pinkney’s own work closely aligned with the Museum’s belief in the power of visual literacy.
As a visual storyteller, Pinkney often reinterpreted classic tales by challenging stereotypes, recasting characters, and imagining new settings. For his Caldecott-winning adaptation of Aesop’s timeless fable The Lion and the Mouse (2009), Pinkney took the courageous step to let the artwork speak for itself.
To celebrate the arrival of the iconic cover for The Lion and the Mouse at the Museum, and in honor of those who made this important acquisition possible, the Carle is presenting a selection of original artwork from this seminal publication.
What to Expect
This special installation features the front and back images for the iconic book jacket, as well as two interior spreads and one preliminary sketch.
Jerry Pinkney, Illustration for The Lion & the Mouse (Little, Brown Books). Gift of Gloria Pinkney. © 2009 Jerry Pinkney.
