Where the Wild Things Are at the Morgan Library

Neither of us were exactly devotees of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are when we were children, but we are always interested in anything that provides a window into the artistic process, and the exhibit of Sendak's drafts and drawings currently at the Morgan Library is a small but compelling display of creativity in action. It's fascinating to see Sendak struggling with his story ("ALL BAD!!!" he scrawls across one outline) and latching on to what becomes his central image: a little boy in a wolf suit, all alone in the great wild world.

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