'Curious George' Exhibition at The Jewish Museum Closes
By: BWW News Desk Aug. 01, 2010
The classic Curious George children's books have a heart-pounding back story, explored in this exhibition: creators Margret and H.A. Rey fled Nazi-occupied Paris in 1940 with little but a manuscript of the Curious George books in their suitcase. During a check at the border, the illustrations convinced authorities to allow the authors leave Europe.
This show, which features 60 original drawings used in the creation of books, examines the authors' lives as expatriate Jewish artists.
March 14 - August 1, 2010
The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Ave at 92nd St
Manhattan, NY 10128
subway: 4, 5, 6 to 86th St; 6 to 96th S
Free with admission to the museum.
For more information, visit http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/index.php
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