For this presentation, The Carle designed a charming tableau vivant of Steig's picnic scene-including a "Sylvester rock"-to engage visitors of all ages.Ībout The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: In 2004, the Museum organized the retrospective Heart and Humor: The Picture Book Art of William Steig. The Carle has featured Steig's art in numerous exhibitions, most recently in Treasures from the Collection: A 15 Year Celebration. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble was the third of his 40 books for children. At age 61, Steig embarked on a second career as a children's picture book author and illustrator. Hailed as the "King of Cartoons," he produced a staggering 1,600 drawings and over 100 covers for The New Yorker during his lifetime. Steig had a prolific and acclaimed career in the arts. Other favorites include CDB! (1968), Brave Irene (1986), and Shrek! (1990), an adaptation of which won an Oscar for best animated film of 2001. "It is an honor to care for his art and to share it with our guests, particularly during a special anniversary year." In addition to Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, The Carle holds Steig's art for 39 other titles, such as The Amazing Bone (1976), a Caldecott Honor book Abel's Island (1976) and Doctor De Soto (1982), both Newbery Medal honor books and Amos & Boris (1971), Dominic (1972), and Caleb & Kate (1977), all National Book Award honorees. "We have deep holdings of work by Steig in our collection," says chief curator Ellen Keiter. The artist's daughter Maggie Steig has generously loaned the original published illustrations-along with her father's paints, tools, personal family photographs, and his prized Caldecott Medal-to the exhibition. The Carle is fortunate to have in its permanent collection Steig's preliminary sketches and dummy books related to the publication, thanks to the generosity of Jeanne Steig who donated over 1,000 art works by her late husband. Contemporary illustrators often cite the book as one of their greatest influences. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble has held a special place in readers' hearts for 50 years. William Steig's Sylvester and the Magic Pebble: A Golden Anniversary is on view from May 4 to December 1 in The Carle's Central Gallery. Above all, it is a story about the love of family. With humor and pathos, Steig illustrates an emotional tale of discovery, loss, and reunion. Steig's famous fable tells of Sylvester Duncan, a donkey who discovers a magic pebble and accidentally turns himself into a rock. Amherst, MA -The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art celebrates the golden anniversary of William Steig's seminal book Sylvester and the Magic Pebble.
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