Eric Carle Artist Illustrator Of Very Hungry Caterpillar Dies Age 91 / /
Eric Carle, the much-loved artist, illustrator, and writer has passed away peacefully on May 23, 2021 at his summer studio in Northampton, Massachusetts. Eric was 91.
A true creator, he was renowned for his multi-dimensional practice, spanning a large body of fine art works in collage, painting, works on paper and fabric, and sculpture; theater and furniture design; and the stories he envisioned in over 70 brilliantly illustrated and designed children’s picture books. The books Eric created across more than 60 decades have sold over 170 million copies and include timeless classics such as Do You Want to Be My Friend? (1971), The Grouchy Ladybug (1977), Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me(1986), “Slowly, Slowly, Slowly,” said the Sloth (2002), The Very Clumsy Cricket (2017), and so many more. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into over 70 languages (including Mong
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‘Very Hungry Caterpillar Day’ brings updated ‘Art of Eric Carle,’ new interactive books
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Posted Mar 08, 2021
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, which reopens Thursday, March 11, and was founded by Carle and his late wife Barbara, will hold an online bookshop sale the weekend of March 20 that will also be in-store on Sunday, March 21, as well as host a free, on-line event that day for members that does require registration. (Photo by Anne-Gerard Flynn, Special to The Republican)
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Spring ushers in a seasonal cycle of new rituals March 20 including “Very Hungry Caterpillar Day” in honor of storyteller and illustrator Eric Carle’s classic children’s book of the same name.
Jan 26, 2021
Japanese artist and children’s book author-illustrator Mitsumasa Anno, known for his highly detailed illustrations containing visual tricks, humorous elements, and math concepts, died on December 24. He was 94.
Anno was born March 20, 1926, in Shimane Prefecture, in western Japan. He grew up in Tsuwano, a small town surrounded by mountains, where his talent for drawing and an aptitude for mathematics began to shine, and where his dream of becoming an artist first took root.
In a 1983
Horn Book interview, Anno noted that even as a young boy he had always longed to journey beyond the isolation of his small community. “Because my world was cut off from the outside world, first by the mountains and then by the ocean, the desire to go and see what lay on the other side grew stronger,” he said. Anno got his first opportunity to leave home and explore when he attended a regional high school where he studied art and drawing. He would later document impressions of