Avenali Lectures

Maurice Sendak, Avenali Chair in the Humanities 1995-1996

“Descent into Limbo ...The Creative Process” || February 13, 1996

Maurice Sendak is the author and illustrator of several noteworthy children’s books, among them: In the Night Kitchen, Where the Wild Things Are, Outside, Over There, and We’re All Down in the Dumps with Jack and Guy. He has also designed and produced ballets and operas, notably Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” and Prokofiev’s “Love for Three Oranges.” He has also turned Where the Wild Things Are into a popular opera, and has designed a winning production of Tchaikovsky’s ballet “The Nutcracker.”

Other Events with Maurice Sendak

“They Know Everything: Children and Suffering”, a panel discussion with Herbert Schreier.

“Mozart, Shakespeare, and the Art of Maurice Sendak”, a panel discussion with Stephen Greenblatt and Wye Allanbrook.

An Occasional Paper of the panel discussions is available.