In 1985, the acclaimed book illustrator Maurice Sendak designed a poster for Jewish Book Month, a celebration organized by the Jewish Book Council. The trio of delighted readers are a boy, a girl, and a Wild Thing named Bernard. The lettering on the book was apparently not executed by Mr. Sendak. The book bears lettering in Hebrew and English and reads Sefer Sholem Aleichem, or Book of Sholem Aleichem (1859-1916).
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Maurice Sendak, "To three possessions thou shouldst look,
Acquire a field, a friend, a book." --Mai Gaon
Original Artwork for Jewish Book Month Poster, 1985
Jewish Book Council
Illustration House, November 20, 2004 Auction, Lot 99
Estimate: $250,000-300,000 |
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Maurice Sendak, "To three possessions thou shouldst look,
Acquire a field, a friend, a book." --Mai Gaon
Jewish Book Month Poster, November 7th to December 7th, 1985
Inscribed by Sendak to Stuart Wright Poster offered at $750 from the Rio Verde Co.
No longer available as of March 17, 2014
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September 5, 2013 Update: Here is a better image of the published poster from Brain Pickings by Maria Popova.
Note: I don't know at what price this original art sold, so if anyone out there has the prices realized from this sale, feel free to chime in.
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Maurice Sendak, "To three possessions thou shouldst look,
Acquire a field, a friend, a book." --Mai Gaon
Poster for Jewish Book Month, November 7th to December 7th, 1985
Jewish Book Council |
Note: I don't know at what price this original art sold, so if anyone out there has the prices realized from this sale, feel free to chime in.
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