Innosanto Nagara, Illustration for A is for Activist. Collection of the artist. © 2012 Innosanto Nagara.
Alphabet Soup: How Picture Books Are Made, From A to Z
What to Expect
Guests can view eighty unique pieces from the Museum’s holdings, including preliminary materials such as sketches, storyboards, and printing blocks. They can take inspiration from 100 years of illustration history, viewing original artwork dating from the Golden Age to today’s born-digital art. They are invited to make their own miniature books to contribute to the exhibition’s community zine library.
Bonnie Christensen, Illustration for Breaking into Print: Before and After the Invention of the Printing Press by Stephen Krensky. Gift of Emily Herder, daughter of the artist. © 1996 Bonnie Christensen.
Antonio Frasconi, Woodblock for See Again, Say Again, A Picture Book in Four Languages. Gift of the Frasconi Family. © 1964 Antonio Frasconi.
Antonio Frasconi, Book dummy for See Again, Say Again, A Picture Book in Four Languages. Gift of the Frasconi Family. © 1964 Antonio Frasconi.
Arnold Lobel, Illustration for The Random House Book of Poetry for Children by Jack Prelutsky. Gift of Adrianne and Adam Lobel (The Estate of Arnold Lobel). © 1983 Arnold Lobel.
Alice Bolam Preston, Illustration for The Little Man with One Shoe by Margery Bailey, 1921. Gift of Kendra and Allan Daniel. Public domain.
Cece Bell, Sketch for El Deafo. Gift of the artist. © 2014 Cece Bell.
Remy Charlip, Storyboard for Little Old Big Beard and Big Young Little Beard: A Short and Tall Tale by Tamara Rettenmund. Museum purchase with funds provided by H. Nichols B. Clark, Jane Bayard Curley, and Robert and Lydia Forbes. © 2003 Remy Charlip.
