Eloise at the Museum on View June 30 – October 9, 2017
Eloise at the Museum On view June 30 – October 9, 2017 Selected PR Images This summer, the New-York Historical Society celebrates the feisty charm and audacious spirit of Eloise, who continues to be a picture book superstar more than 60 years after her debut. On view June 30 – October 9, 2017, Eloise at the Museum reveals the creative collaboration between cabaret star Kay Thompson (1909–1998) and the young illustrator Hilary Knight (b. 1926) that brought the precocious Eloise to life. The exhibition showcases more than 75 objects, ranging from original manuscript pages to sketchbooks, portraits, photographs, and vintage dolls. Organized by The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, MA, where it debuted earlier this year, Eloise at the Museum at the New-York Historical Society further immerses visitors into Eloise’s world with the addition of evocations of the grand lobby of the Plaza Hotel, her bedroom―complete with a storytelling corner―and her “bawthroom,” where she often made mischief. All images must be reproduced in their entirety. No cropping, bleeding, or overprinting of images is permitted. Hilary Knight (b. 1926) Unused cover sketch, 1954 Eloise New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955 Graphite, pen and ink, watercolor and gouache on paper Collection of Hilary Knight Copyright © by Kay Thompson Eloise became a children’s book entirely by accident. Thompson’s little-girl alter ego was a comedy meant for adults. It was Knight who made Eloise accessible to a far larger fan base. Not only did he pin Thompson’s voice to the page, he created space for a child’s imagination, illuminating Eloise’s extravagant world.
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