The World of Curious George Creators Margret & H.A. Rey Jewish Museum New York City Manhattan - United States Literature Thu 8 Apr 2010
Literature
Thu 8 Apr 2010
2010
April 2010
Thursday 8 April 2010
Thu 8 Apr, 11:30 am. 1109 Fifth Avenue, New York, 10128. Alex Wittenberg, 212-423-3271. 45. Jewish Museum - [email][events]
Thursday, April 8 Daytime Lecture Series: The World of Curious George Creators Margret & H.A. Rey Picture Book Bohemia: The Reys Of Greenwich Village 11:30am In this illustrated talk, Leonard Marcus considers Greenwich Village during the 1940s as a creative quarter for children’s books. Here was the home not only of Margret and H. A. Rey, but also Robert McCloskey (Make Way for Ducklings), Margaret Wise Brown (Goodnight Moon), Marjorie Flack (The Story About Ping) and many more of the field’s greats. Leonard Marcus is a highly respected children’s book historian, author and critic. Tickets: series: $45 / single lecture: $20