The Original Art Exhibit 2024 at the Museum of American Illustration

Image added February 2, 2025

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"The Original Art" is an annual exhibition of original children's book illustration. It is on display in the Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators in New York. The 2024 show will be closing on February 1. Here are some of the pieces on display.

Exactly as Planned
Tao Nyeu

K Is In Trouble
Gary Clement

Virginia Wouldn't Slow Down!: The Unstoppable Dr. Apgar and Her Life-Saving Invention
Nancy Carpenter

Puss in Boots
Fred Marcellino

Time to Make Art
Jeff Mack

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The Original Art 2016 Exhibit at the Society of Illustrators

I don't even pretend to keep up with children's book illustration, but if The Original Art 2016 Exhibit at the Society of Illustrators is any indication, an uncanny amount of amazing art is currently being produced for our youngest readers. I couldn't help snapping a few pictures. Unfortunately, the combination of fluorescent light and reflective glass utterly defeats my crude photography skills. The good news though is you can see all the art for yourself at the Society through December 23.

Lauren Castillo, It is Not Time for Sleeping (A Bedtime Story)

http://www.laurencastillo.com/events/2016/11/9/it-is-not-time-for-sleeping-book-launch-party

Lane Smith, Penguin Problems

It's way too early.

http://www.picturebookparty.co.uk/2016/11/picture-book-of-month-penguin-problems.html#.WE900eErKAw

Melissa Sweet, Some Writer! The Story of E. B. White

Stuart Little, 1945

http://www.npr.org/2016/10/05/496699113/new-biography-celebrates-e-b-white-who-really-was-some-writer

Dan Santat, Are We There Yet?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26030671-are-we-there-yet

Ron Husband, Steamboat School

https://twitter.com/stevenmalk/status/649364760463454208

Sergio Ruzzier, This is Not a Picture Book!

Some are funny!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26030671-are-we-there-yet

William Joyce, Ollie's Odyssey

https://sunnybookgarden.wordpress.com/2016/07/02/ollies-odyssey/

Barry Blitt, You Never Heard of Casey Stengel?!

Barry Blitt, You Never Heard of Casey Stengel?!

Image added December 17, 2016

Roz Chast, No Fair! No Fair! And Other Jolly Poems of Childhood

https://www.amazon.ca/Fair-Other-Jolly-Poems-Childhood/dp/0545825784

Liam Francis Walsh, Fish

http://liamfranciswalsh.com/books.html

The Society posted scans of the award winners:

Gold Medal:  B. B. Cronin, The Lost House

https://www.societyillustrators.org/exhibits/original-art-2016-exhibit

Or is it this? Digitally manipulated images muddle the meaning of original art.

Gold Medal:  B. B. Cronin, The Lost House

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/248260998187323615/

Silver Medal: Beth Krommes, Before Morning

https://www.amazon.com/Before-Morning-Joyce-Sidman/dp/0547979177

Silver Medal:  Daniel Miyares, Bring Me a Rock!

http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Bring-Me-a-Rock!/Daniel-Miyares/9781481446020

Founder's Award:  The Fan Brothers, The Night Gardener

http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Night-Gardener/Terry-Fan/9781481439787

Attempted Bloggery's quick links:

Children's Books

Original Book Illustrations

Barry Blitt

Roz Chast

William Joyce

Lane Smith

Melissa Sweet

Liam Francis Walsh

E. B. White

Attempted Bloggery's Childish Index 

One last word from Lane Smith...

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