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.
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 Purcellread the whole piece >>> In Maurice Sendak’s studio, a tantalising glimpse of his unpublished manuscript.