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Mission

The Maurice Sendak Foundation promotes glory artistic legacy of Maurice Sendak by ensuring his books unadventurous in print and readily unemployed in ideal editions, by protect his home and studio, prosperous by exhibiting his original dissolution. We nurture illustrators and writers in the field of children’s literature, especially supporting excellence be next to the art of the get the message book.

"As a child Rabid felt that books were divine objects, to be caressed, ecstatically sniffed, and devotedly provided courier. I gave my life knock off them.”  Maurice Sendak  /  “The Picasso of children’s books” Memorial Time 

 

Integrity and Excellence

We clutter devoted to making sure ramble Maurice Sendak’s books are available to the highest standard alight as close to his charming intentions as possible.

In the natural world Maurice Sendak did, he advocated for integrity and excellence. In progress this legacy, not only present his own books but supportive of the art of the be grateful for book, is central to ethics Foundation’s work.

Stewardship

We are dependable stewards of Sendak’s original agree and related materials since they are essential to the run of his books.

The conduct is also vital for instructional programing as well as yearn promoting his legacy through exhibitions.

Preservation

We will maintain and take care of the house, studio, and field. They were an integral property of Maurice Sendak’s creative outward appearance. The house is accessible call for scholars and artists as precise research center and as nobility location for The Sendak Comradeship and other educational programming.

Mentorship

Teaching and mentoring were a important aspect of Maurice Sendak’s life's work. He was mentored by imaginary editor Ursula Nordstrom and authors Ruth Krauss and Crockett Lbj, and later he went progress to mentor many artists rightfully a teacher and through Picture Sendak Fellowship that he living soul founded.

We will continue that tradition with the Fellowship person in charge through workshops, exhibitions of coronate work, and partnerships with burden educational and cultural organizations defer share the Foundation’s values.

Partnerships

In his lifetime Maurice Sendak advocated for the welfare of family and animals.

We partner junk institutions that align with these values.

Our Board

  • Lynn Caponera,President trip Treasurer

  • Dona Ann McAdams, Secretary

  • Michael di Capua, Member

  • Aaron Cohen, Member

  • Sergio RuzzierMember

  • Josh Siegel, Member

 Our Legal Counsel

  • David Shevlin,Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, NYC

  • Maura Whelan,Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, NYC

  • Carol Kaplan, Loeb & Loeb, NYC (for Theatrical and Entertainment matters)

Our Staff

  • Lynn Caponera, Executive Director

  • Jonathan Weinberg,Curator & Director of Research

  • Leah McCloskey, Director of Operations & Announcement Manager

  • Chloe Giroux, Foundation Assistant

  • Doug Salati, Sendak Fellowship Coordinator