Constantine Sekeris (Greek/American, 1933-2009) Where the Wild Things Are costume design concept, 2009 Colored pencil on vellum 9-1/2 x 6-1/2 inches (24.1 x 16.5 cm) (image) Not signed 50 Years of Sendak: The Museum Tour Collection EXHIBITED: Animazing Gallery, New York, "Sendak in SoHo," October 1-November 8, 2009; AFA Gallery, New York, "Maurice Sendak Retrospective," June 9-September 3, 2012; Maurice Sendak: 50 Years, 50 Works, 50 Reasons, traveling exhibition: AFA Gallery, New York, June 9-September 3, 2012; Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa Ana, California, February 16-April 28, 2013; Walt Disney Family Museum, San Francisco, California, May 23-July 7, 2013; Portland Public Library, Maine, August 2013-July 2014; Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin, Illinois, July 19-September 19, 2014; Salt Lake City Library, Utah, January 17-March 8, 2015; Houston Public Library, Texas, March-May 2015; Nashville Public Library, Tennessee, May-June 28, 2015; Milwaukee Public Library, Wisconsin, July 11-August 23, 2015; Toronto Public Library, Canada, December 19, 2015-January 31, 2016; Monroe County Public Library, Bloomington, Indiana, February 12, 2016-March 26, 2016; Grand Rapids Art Museum, Michigan, April 9-May 22, 2016; Phoenix Public Library, Arizona, June 2-July 17, 2016; Biggs Art Museum, Dover, Delaware, July 30-September 11, 2016; Syracuse University Art Galleries, New York, September 20-October 23, 2016; Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois, November 10, 2016-February 20, 2017; Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, New York, April 1-May 17, 2017; Vero Beach Museum of Art, Florida, September 23-December 30, 2017; Albany County Public Library, Laramie, Wyoming, May 30-July 8, 2017; East Baton Rouge Public Library, Louisiana, January 16-February 25, 2018; Metropolitan Library, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, June 15-July 9, 2019; Gaston Public Library, North Carolina, December 16, 2019-January 25, 2020; South Shore Arts, Munster, Indiana, February 14-April 12, 2020; Fort Worth Public Library, Texas, November 13, 2021-January 31, 2022; Community Fine Arts Center Rock Springs, Wyoming, September 1-October 8, 2022; North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, North Dakota, March 14-May 12, 2024. The present work is a costume design concept for the 2009 Warner Brothers film adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are directed by Spike Jonez. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice