Drawing the Curtain: Maurice Sendak's Designs for Opera and Ballet to Giulia Borromeo

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Drawing the Curtain: Maurice Sendak's Designs for Opera and Ballet to Giulia BorromeoThis catalogue reveals the breadth of Maurice Sendak's visual work for opera and ballet and highlights his keen sense of humor, his love of art history, and his ability to tell striking stories through his art. Maurice Sendak is well known for his acclaimed children's books, but he was also an avid music lover and designed a number of opera and ballet productions, among them Mozart's Magic Flute, Jancek's Cunning Little Vixen, Prokofiev's Love for