Maira Kalman

Maira Kalman
Maira Kalman
Birth name Maira Kalman
Born 1949
Tel Aviv, Israel
Nationality American
Field illustrator, author

Maira Kalman, born in 1949, is an American illustrator, author, artist, and designer. Born in Tel Aviv, Kalman came to New York City with her family at age 4.[1] She attended the High School of Music and Art, now LaGuardia High School.[2]

Ms. Kalman has authored a series of children's books about Max Stravinsky, the poet-dog. She has done covers for The New Yorker, including one she did with Rick Meyerowitz called New Yorkistan. She created the sets for the Mark Morris Dance Group production of Four Saints in Three Acts, an opera by Virgil Thompson and Gertrude Stein.

Kalman is also known for her illustrations for the 2005 edition of the popular guide to writing style, The Elements of Style, by William Strunk and E.B. White.

Maira Kalman was married to the designer Tibor Kalman until his death in 1999. Together, the two ran the design company M&Co. The company remains successful today.

Ms. Kalman wrote the monthly illustrated blog The Principles of Uncertainty for The New York Times for one year, ending in April 2007.[3] The blog was published in a book of the same title, which was released in 2007 to critical acclaim. Kalman started a new illustrated blog in the New York Times called "And the Pursuit of Happiness" about American democracy on January 30, 2009. The first entry chronicled her visit to Washington, D.C. for President Barack Obama's inauguration. Kalman's work is also featured on Rosenbach Museum and Library's 21st Century Abe project.

Kalman is represented by the Julie Saul Gallery in New York City.

More recently she illustrated Daniel Handler's picture book 13 Words.

Bibliography

  • Colors : Tibor Kalman, Issues 1-13 (with her husband Tibor Kalman) ISBN 0810904144

External links

References

  1. ^ Overview of Maira Kalman from Julie Saul Gallery
  2. ^ Master of the Month: Maira Kalman from IllustrationFriday.com
  3. ^ The Principles of Uncertainty from The New York Times

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