Andrew Purcell visits Maurice Sendak’s home:

In the studio, Sendak’s red cashmere cardigan is draped over his chair. His slippers are under the desk. Typed pages of an unfinished story about a stolen nose are arranged next to the Caran d’Ache pencils and cheap Pelikan Gouache paints he used his whole career. There are dozens of Mickey Mouses (Mickey Mice?) and a few scattered Wild Things, frozen in motion and monstrously alive.

Maurice Sendak’s red cardigan still hangs over his chair.  Photo: Andrew Purcell

Art materials inside Maurice Sendak’s studio. Photo: Andrew Purcell

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