Pencil-signed limited edition print from the classic tale of children cleverly overcoming a bully, Brundibar is retold by playwright Tony Kushner with legendary illustrations by Maurice Sendak. Excellent condition.Maurice Sendak was one of the pre-eminent children's book authors and illustrators of the twentieth century. Sendak studied at Art Students League. Sendak's reputation as a children's book illustrator was firmly established with his drawings for Ruth Krauss's book A Hole Is to Dig (1952). Sendak's stories are enjoyed in thirteen languages, and 3,000 of his drawings are housed in the A.S.W. Rosenbach Museum and Library in Philadelphia. In 1988 he became artistic director of the Sundance Children's Theatre, a newly created branch of Robert Redford's Sundance Institute. Sendak has also taught at Yale University and the Parsons School of Design.Overall size: 14 x 11 in. Sight size: 11 x 8 1/2 in.