Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection
In The East Gallery
Flights Into Fantasy: The Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection of Children’s Illustration
July 1 - October 26, 2008
View examples of fantasy in children’s illustrations by some of the most famous illustrators of the 19th and 20th centuries from the remarkable collection of Kendra and Allan Daniel. The Daniels’ collection focuses on works from the Golden Age of Illustration, a period between 1880 and 1940 that produced unprecedented excellence in book and magazine illustration. Drawings and paintings from books such as Winnie the Pooh (Ernest H. Shepard), Babar (Jean de Brunhoff), Madeline (Ludwig Bemelmans), Raggedy Ann (Johnny Gruelle), Alice in Wonderland (Jessie Wilcox Smith), Snow White (Wanda Gàg), Little Miss Muffett (Arthur Rackham) and Peter Rabbit (Harrison Cady), are among the superb works selected. Co-organized with the Brandywine River Museum.
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Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection
Members Only Event
Flights Into Fantasy Exhibition Opening
July 12, 2008
5:00 to 7:00 pm
Celebrate the opening of our newest exhibition! Enjoy complimentary appetizers, a lecture and Q&A with the curators, and a chance to win in our free drawing.
Members RSVP to Jennifer Darling at (413) 658-1104 or membership@picturebookart.org.
In The Auditorium
Finding Fantasy: One Artist’s Journey!
July 19, 2008
1:00 pm
Free with Museum Admission
Learn how finding a magical fairy-tale play land and a love of books have shaped the life and work of artist and author, Ruth Sanderson. Book signing to follow.
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In The Auditorium
Tanglewood Marionettes Present “The Fairy Circus"
August 9, 2008
1:00 pm
Free with Museum Admission
Learn about the art of puppetry and enjoy the show as the puppets dance, play instruments, juggle, and fly through the air to the music of favorite composers.
Click here for more information about the Tanglewood Marionettes.
In The Auditorium
King by the Wayward Sea
August 16, 2008
1:00 pm
Free with Museum Admission
Hear minstrel storyteller, Mary Jo Maichack, listen to costumed Baroque musicians, and experience visual illusions, all set to a mysterious and heartwarming solstice tale written by Marguerite Davol.
Click here for more information about Mary Jo Maichack
Click here for more information about Marguerite Davol
In The Auditorium
Roxaboxen
August 23, 2008
1:00 pm
Free with Museum Admission
An interactive performance based on the book, Roxaboxen, written by Alice McLerran. Storyteller Sarah Salerno-Thomas invites the audience to recreate a place where imagination reigns.
In The Auditorium
Flights Into Fantasy panel discussion
October 4, 2008
1:00 pm
Free with Museum Admission
1 PDP. Join Jane Yolen and a panel of experts as they each explore their own “flights into fantasy.” Jane will be joined by Holly Black, Rebecca Guay, Jarrett Krosoczka, and Gary Lippincott.
Photo courtesy http://www.smith.edu
In The Auditorium
Flights Into Fantasy with Carol Christ
October 7, 2008
7:00 pm
Free and open to the Public
1 PDP. Drawing on her years of teaching children’s literature, Smith College president Carol Christ will speak about the importance of nineteenth century fantasy in children’s literature. Galleries open from 6:00 to 7:00 pm for browsing.