This event has passed.

Special Event

Monsters and Miracles: A Journey through Jewish Picture Books

When

Apr 8, 2010 – Aug 1, 2010

Tuesdays–Fridays (noon–5pm)

Saturdays–Sundays (10am–5pm)

Where

Skirball_entrance__photo_by_timothy_hursley__300_140_show_page

Skirball Cultural Center (Venue Partner)

2701 N Sepulveda Blvd.

310.440.4500

Price

Included with Museum admission

Links

Skirball Cultural Center says…

Showcasing more than 100 illustrations and texts from time-honored classics and popular favorites, this new exhibition guides audiences through the colorful history of the Jewish picture book, from the sixteenth century to the present. On display are original works of art sure to inspire wonder—paintings, drawings, computer-generated images, papercuts, and collage—and an eclectic collection of texts, from illuminated Haggadot to Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are to Lemony Snicket’s The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming: A Christmas Story. Other featured authors and artists include Arnold Lobel, Daniel Pinkwater, Mark Podwal, Francine Prose, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Art Spiegelman, and William Steig, as well as luminaries Marc Chagall, El Lissitzky, and Ze’ev Raban.