![]() ![]() She has won the Caldecott Medal a record three times, in 1966 ( Always Room For One More), 1972 ( One Fine Day), and in 1976 for The Contest. 1932) is the award-winning illustrator of children’s books from New York. ![]() The Caldecott Award, named for nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott, is presented annually to the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book for children published in the United States. The envelope, delightfully illustrating a celebratory parade of Wild Things, was sent by Sendak, who won the Caldecott in 1964 for Where the Wild Things Are, to Hogrogian to congratulate her for winning the prestigious award for Always Room For One More. Original artwork by Sendak associated with and near contemporary to the publishing of his classic Where the Wild Things Are is exceedingly rare. Considering its journey through the United States Postal Service and forty-three year life, it is in miraculous condition. The envelope (3 1/2 x 6 1/2 in 90 x 165 mm), postmarked New York Jan 27, 1966, is autograph addressed by Sendak to fellow Caldecott Medal award winner, Nonny Hogrogian, with Sendak’s autograph name and return address to the flap. ![]() A standard, letter-size envelope featuring Where The Wild Things Are original art by its sender, Maurice Sendak, has recently surfaced. ![]()
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