Golden Books art featured in touring art exhibit

Via Cartoon Brew, word of a cool new show at New York's Children’s Museum of Manhattan -- “Golden Legacy: Original Art from 65 Years of Golden Book”. Snip from the show description:

Among the artists who contributed to the series were greats of the European émigré community such as Garth Williams, Feodor Rojankovsky, and Tibor Gergely who had gathered in New York as the situation in Europe worsened during World War II; alumni of the Walt Disney Studios such as Gustaf Tenggren, Martin Provensen, J. P. Miller, and Mary Blair; and American aritsts Leonard Weisgard, Eloise Wilkin, Elizabeth Orton Jones, Richard Scarry, and Hilary Knight.

Golden Legacy: Original Art from 65 Years of Golden Books, through August 28, at CMOM, 212 West 83rd Street, NYC. Image: work from the artist Mary Blair, whose illustrations for Golden Books will be featured in this show. [ Thank you, John Walsh! ]

UPDATE: Wow, awesome, this exhibit will be presented in a number of US cities, not just NYC! Tour info. [ Thanks, Mark Rowan ]

[#1 posted by eustace , July 9, 2008 10:30 PM]

Yay Mary Blair! Go, Peter Rabbit!

[#2 posted by eustace , July 9, 2008 10:35 PM]

Oops, Peter Cottontail that is.

[#3 posted by Tom Lee , July 10, 2008 1:36 AM]

Nice art, fine art is the spice of life!

[#4 posted by Pipenta , July 10, 2008 4:15 AM]

My favorite, The Color Kittens, never seems to be featured.

[#5 posted by Mark Rowan , July 10, 2008 4:18 AM]

Apparently this is a touring exhibit. Check the National Center For Children's Illustrated Literature for the tour schedule.

[#6 posted by Mark Rowan , July 10, 2008 4:19 AM]

Posted too soon -- that site also tells us that The Color Kittens is indeed featured.

[#7 posted by travelina , July 10, 2008 4:47 AM]

Oh, I love Garth Williams! Besides illustrating Baby Farm Animals for Golden Books, he created the memorable art for Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web, The Cricket in Times Square, the Little House on the Prairie series, and the marvelous Little Fur Family by Margaret Wise Brown. He also wrote and illustrated The Rabbits' Wedding (1958), which featured a black bunny and a white bunny falling in love, and which was moved to the restricted shelves of the Montgomery, Alabama Public Library:
http://collectingchildrensbooks.blogspot.com/2008/03/social-event-of-easter-season.html

[#8 posted by OCNCTY , July 10, 2008 4:50 AM]

Does anyone know the exact medium used to paint these? Which paint and surface?

[#9 posted by Shrdlu , July 10, 2008 5:18 AM]

I think this is great. Wish there were more images. Warm up the scanners, people.

I would love to get my hands on some old versions of the Houghton Mifflin readers from the 1970s and '80s. Those were great: great art and great stories. The only title I remember is "A Lizard to Start With." Does anyone remember those?

[#10 posted by Tavie , July 10, 2008 7:26 AM]

Oh my god, this is awesome. I am going to this.