![]() ![]() Reproduced with permission from Worcester Art Museum. ![]() Paul Bunyan's Bunk House with plenty of space to cozy up and read. Prices rise to over $200 for copies in mint condition. For example, the 1975 out-of-print The Wizard of Opremains a coveted item by collectors, available online at a base price of $50 in acceptable condition. Since then, Emberley has create books stylistically diverse and endlessly creative, with some seeing greater commercial success than others, and many achieving beloved, almost cult-like following. The career of the 85-year old Massachusetts native began in 1962 when The Wing on a Flea: A Book About Shapes made that year's New York Times top-10 list of illustrated books. ![]() Over 100 artworks from Emberley's own archive are on display-woodblocks, hand-drawn mock-ups, even a 90" by 30" print of Paul Bunyan-along with another 100 books written and illustrated by the prolific author. Image reproduced with permission from Worcester Art Museum.Ī comprehensive exhibition for award-winning children's picture book author and illustrator Ed Emberley opened November 16 at the Worcester Art Museum (WAM) in Massachusetts that examines Emberley's enduring 60-year influence on budding artists and authors. ![]()
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