There came a horseman, galloping swift, and gave… for The Boy Who Longed for a Lift, 1997. Courtesy of the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature, Abilene, Texas.įrom Houdini to Hugo: The Art of Brian Selznick expands on the Delaware Art Museum’s world-renowned collection of illustration and works by well-known illustrators such as Howard Pyle and N.C. Acrylic on watercolor paper, 19 x 16 inches. Title page for The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, 2001. The illustrations are accompanied by the books, allowing visitors to put each image into the context of the story. It encompasses works from Hugo and 18 of Selznick’s other books, including the The Houdini Box, Walt Whitman: Words for America, Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride, The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, and Frindle. This traveling exhibition presents over 100 paintings and drawings. Courtesy of the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature, Abilene, Texas. Acrylic paints on watercolor paper, 19 x 33 inches. As a result, I am looking forward to the upcoming exhibit, From Houdini to Hugo: The Art of Brian Selznick, which will be presented by The Delaware Art Museum from Octothrough January 11, 2015. Selznick’s illustrations animate the imaginations of children and adults with his blending of illusion, history, and adventure.
In 2008, Selznick was awarded the Caldecott Medal for The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which was made into the Oscar award-winning film Hugo (2011), directed by Martin Scorsese.
Like many, I was utterly charmed by the fictional Hugo Cabret, an orphan who lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station. Courtesy of the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature, Abilene, Texas.īrian Selznick single handedly changed the way I think about books and storytelling when he published his award winning novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Pencil on watercolor paper, 11 x 8 inches. Eye peeping through the #5, inside view with Hugo looking out for the Invention of Hugo Cabret, 2007.
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