A Renaissance Man: The Art of Fred Marcellino

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The Carle is pleased to announce A Renaissance Man: The Art of Fred Marcellino, which opens June 30, 2015, and remains on view until October 25, 2015. The exhibition comprises over 90 works and shows the full range of Marcellino?s talent, from youthful Abstract-Expressionism through record cover and book jacket design to the crowning achievements of his career?illustrations for children?s books. As he noted about his picture-book art, "each picture is a link in a chain, and they all exist in counterpoint with the text. And although you want each picture to have impact, just like a jacket, the book illustration can also be much more subtle. It can be pondered and savored over a period of time. It's a very different discipline from what I was used to, but I must say it was love at first sight." Of special focus will be the art for Puss in Boots (1990), for which he won a Caldecott Honor award. The exhibition coincides with the 25th anniversary of the book?s publication. A 48-page soft-cover book by Nicholas Falletta, The Art of Fred Marcellino, will accompany the exhibition.