The Art of Eric Carle

This is the official exhibition catalog for "The Art of Eric Carle" exhibition held in 2017. It is a comprehensive introduction to the creative world of Eric Carle, the picture book author known worldwide for "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." The catalog includes the contents of the exhibition, which featured approximately 160 original artworks and materials, with the full cooperation of The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Massachusetts, USA.

The book is divided into two parts: "The World of Eric Carle" and "The Story of Eric Carle." It features a wide range of works, including animals and nature motifs created with vibrant colors and unique collage techniques, early works, drawings, three-dimensional works, stage costume designs, and even the tools and materials used in his creations. Beyond his representative work, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," the book guides readers to the wellspring of his rich expression.

[Title] The Art of Eric Carle
[Publisher] The Yomiuri Shimbun Tokyo Headquarters
[Publication Date] 2017-2018
[Page Count] 212 pages + cut-out appendix
[Size] Approx. 188*237*19mm / 620g
[Format] Hardcover
[Language] Japanese, English
[Title Reading] ERIK KARU THE ART OF ERIK KARU
[Author/Editor, etc.] Ellen Keiter/Writer, Nozomi Endo (Curator, Setagaya Art Museum)/Writer
[Printing] Dainippon Printing/Printing
[ISBN] -
[Condition] Used 【5】Good (Cover: Minor tear in title cut-out section)
[Accessories] Cover
[Featured In] -
[Related Exhibitions] 2017 Setagaya Art Museum (Tokyo), 2017 Museum "Eki" KYOTO (Kyoto), 2017 Iwate Prefectural Museum of Art (Iwate), 2018 Iwaki City Art Museum (Fukushima)

Eric CARLE (1929-2021)

Born in New York, USA, in 1929. Picture book author and illustrator. After spending his early childhood in America, he moved to Germany with his family at the age of six. He studied graphic design at the State Academy of Art and Design Stuttgart, and in 1952, he returned to the US and worked as a designer and art director.

In 1967, he began creating picture books after illustrating Bill Martin Jr.'s text for "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?". The following year, he published his own picture book, "1, 2, 3 to the Zoo," and gained worldwide recognition with "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," published in 1969. Throughout his life, he created approximately 90 picture books, characterized by vibrant colors, unique collage techniques, and interactive book structures.

His works have been translated into over 80 languages and are beloved by children worldwide. In 2002, he opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts. He received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award in 2003. He passed away in 2021 at the age of 91.

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