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Fellows before his passing, his legacy was carried on each year. Dona Ann McAdams was its director until 2017. The goal of The Sendak Fellowship, in Maurice’s words, is for the Fellows to “ . . . create work that is not vapid or stupid, but original; work that excites and incites. Illustration is like dance; it should move like—and to—music." In 2018, the Sendak Fellowship received an Angel award from the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art for fostering young illustrators and writers and providing them with incredible creative opportunities.
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In 2009, Maurice Sendak enlisted the help of his long-time assistant, Lynn
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