Exhibit of Robert McCloskey's Work at the Fitton Center in Hamilton

Art from Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey

If you are not familiar with Robert McCloskey's work, your should be. He is a multiple Caldecott winning illustrator from Hamilton, Ohio.

He wrote and illustrated Make Way for Ducklings and Blueberries for Sal.


The Fitton Center for Creative Arts is currently hosting an exhibit of his works in honor of his 100th birthday. It is on view through April 26.

More info here: http://local.cincinnati.com/share/story/212922

 
 The galleries are open Monday – Thursday from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Friday from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. – noon, closed Sunday except for special events. For more information about this exhibition, call 513-863-8873. The Fitton Center for Creative Arts is located at 101 S. Monument Ave. on the Riverfront in downtown Hamilton, Ohio.

As you recall, we had a post late in 2013 about the Boston Library making some of McCloskey's sketches available online: 

http://cincyillustrators.blogspot.com/2013/11/boston-public-library-posts-scans-of.html

Boston Public Library Posts Scans of Robert McCloskey Sketches

The Boston Public Library has posted some of Caldecott winner Robert McCloskey's sketches on Flickr.

From the site: "Robert McCloskey was the writer and illustrator of such classic children’s books as "Blueberries for Sal," "One Morning in Maine," and "Homer Price." McCloskey twice won the Caldecott Medal, the American Library Association’s annual award of distinction for children’s book illustration. He received his first Caldecott Medal for "Make Way for Ducklings" (1941), his beloved tale of a mallard duck family’s journey along busy Boston streets in their quest to reach a new home in the Public Garden.

In the 1960s, Robert McCloskey presented the BPL with four sketchbooks containing preliminary drawings for "Make Way for Ducklings." With the artist’s permission, selected drawings have been taken from the sketchbooks and matted."

http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/sets/72157636871888613/page2/