This outstanding American illustrator and author was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1928, the son of Jewish immigrants from Poland.
Sendak’s career as an illustrator began after a stint as a window dresser. He illustrated more than 40 books between 1951 and 1962.
Where the Wild Things Are – the book that made Sendak’s name internationally, appeared in 1964, and its popularity has never waned.
Maurice Sendak
This outstanding American illustrator and author was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1928, the son of Jewish immigrants from Poland.
Sendak’s career as an illustrator began after a stint as a window dresser. He illustrated more than 40 books between 1951 and 1962.
Where the Wild Things Are – the book that made Sendak’s name internationally, appeared in 1964, and its popularity has never waned.