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Get the Picture! Contemporary Children’s Book Illustration

July 01, 2016 - October 09, 2016
Illustration from Draw! by Raúl Colón (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2014) Image courtesy R. Michelson Galleries

Illustration from Draw! by Raúl Colón (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2014) Image courtesy R. Michelson Galleries

Illustration by Sophie Blackall for Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear, written by Lindsay Mattick (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2015) © Sophie Blackall

Illustration by Sophie Blackall for Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear, written by Lindsay Mattick (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2015). © Sophie Blackall

Illustration by Bryan Collier for Trombone Shorty, written by Troy Andrews (Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2015)

Illustration by Bryan Collier for Trombone Shorty, written by Troy Andrews (Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2015)

Illustration by Marla Frazee for Is Mommy?, written by Victoria Chang (Beach Lane Books, 2015)

Illustration by Marla Frazee for Is Mommy?, written by Victoria Chang (Beach Lane Books, 2015)

SAM & DAVE DIG A HOLE. Text copyright © 2014 by Mac Barnett. Illustrations copyright © 2014 by Jon Klassen. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA.
SAM & DAVE DIG A HOLE. Text copyright © 2014 by Mac Barnett. Illustrations copyright © 2014 by Jon Klassen. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA.
Illustration by Melissa Sweet for A Splash of Red: The Art and Life of Horace Pippin, written by Jen Bryant (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2013)

Illustration by Melissa Sweet for A Splash of Red: The Art and Life of Horace Pippin, written by Jen Bryant (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2013)

Illustration for Mr. Wuffles! by David Wiesner (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013)

Illustration for Mr. Wuffles! by David Wiesner (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013)

Illustration for The Pigeon Needs a Bath! by Mo Willems (Disney-Hyperion, 2014)

Illustration for The Pigeon Needs a Bath! by Mo Willems (Disney-Hyperion, 2014)

From the sublime to the ridiculous, with remarkable creativity and wit, children’s picture book art appeals to young and old alike.

This exhibition, organized by the Brandywine River Museum of Art and guest curated by H. Nichols B. Clark, features an exciting selection of contemporary paintings and drawings created by eight of the most renowned artists currently working the field: Sophie Blackall, Bryan Collier, Raúl Colón, Marla Frazee, Jon Klassen, Melissa Sweet, David Wiesner and Mo Willems. The works reveal the artists’ broad spectrum of working methods and subject matter, as well as the ever-increasing inclusiveness in the field of children’s book illustration. Get the Picture! Contemporary Children’s Book Illustration brings the museum’s long-standing commitment to the history and traditions of children’s illustration to the present day.

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Support for this exhibition has been provided by Wilmington Trust and Morris and Boo Stroud.

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