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| Admission: | $35 general public/ $25 CJM members for two sessions. Includes admission to the Museum on day of classes and a guided exhibition tour. | ||
| Contact: | This program is co-presented with Lehrhaus Judaica. To register please visit Lehrhaus' website link below or call (510) 845-6420. |
About the Program
Maurice Sendak has written or illustrated more than 100 books in his 60-year career, which have inspired generations of children and adults alike. Born in Brooklyn to poor Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, Sendak infuses his books with hidden stories and personal secrets that reflect his own childhood experiences, the memories of his parents' lives in Europe, and the sadness and complexities of the Holocaust suffered by his relatives.
In conjunction with the exhibition There's a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak, this class by Sheila Braufman will help unravel some of the mysteries in the work of this master storyteller by exploring the intensely personal undercurrents in his life and work through visual presentations and discussion. Class sessions will include a guided tour of the exhibition.
This program is co-presented with Lehrhaus Judaica. To register please visit www.lehrhaus.org or call (510) 845-6420.
Instructor Sheila Braufman has been lecturing and teaching throughout the Bay Area on the rich visual heritage of the Jewish people for over 25 years. She is an independent curator and museum consultant who was the Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Judah L. Magnes Museum in Berkeley for 17 years. She has worked at the Mexican Museum in San Francisco, and most recently curated a permanent exhibition on immigration for the San Mateo County History Museum in Redwood City.
Image: Maurice Sendak, Final drawing for Where the Wild Things Are. Pen and ink, watercolor. © Maurice Sendak, 1963. All rights reserved.
