Illustration of gnome by tree.
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Tony DiTerlizzi, Illustration for The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book IV: The Ironwood Tree by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi (Simon & Schuster). Gift of the artist. © 2004 Tony DiTerlizzi.

Spiderwick: From Page to Screen

September 22, 2007 - January 27, 2008
West Gallery

This exhibition follows Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black’s series The Spiderwick Chronicles (2003 –2009) through its wondrous translation to the big screen (2008). It combines DiTerlizzi’s imaginative and masterful renderings of the natural and unnatural world with the film production team’s extraordinary interpretation of his creative vision. 

This exhibition was generously underwritten by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies, and by a grant from Triad Foundation, Inc. Additional support was provided by Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.

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Artist Tony DiTerlizzi

Tony DiTerlizzi

New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, Tony DiTerlizzi, has been creating children’s books for over twenty years. From fanciful picture books like The Spider & The Fly (a Caldecott Honor book), to chapter books likeThe Search for WondLa, DiTerlizzi imbues his stories with rich imagination. With Holly Black, he created the middle-grade series, The Spiderwick Chronicles, which has sold over 20 million copies, been adapted into a feature film, and translated in over thirty countries.

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