Rainbow Honor Walk Honoree Maurice Sendak
Today on the anniversary of his birth, we celebrate the life and legacy of Rainbow Honor Walk honoree Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012).
A groundbreaking author and illustrator, Sendak transformed children’s literature with kworks including Where the Wild Things Are, giving vivid, honest shape to childhood’s fears, joys, imagination and emotional depth. A gay man who lived for 50 years with his partner, Eugene David Glynn, Sendak left an enduring legacy of artistry, truth and creative liberation.
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