The Pratt Manhattan Gallery, a New York City-based institution, is hosting an exhibit called “The Picture Book Re-Imagined: The Children’s Book Legacy of Pratt Institute and Bank Street College of Education.” Leonard S. Marcus served as the curator of this program.
According to amNewYork, the display features manuscripts and illustrations from 70 different books. The closing date for this exhibition has been set for September 15.
Here’s more information from the organization’s website: “The exhibition explores the impact of the two innovative New York institutions on the development of children’s literature and illustration…Both institutions have played a seminal role in furthering the illustrated children’s book as an art form.” Click here to check out a photo album of the exhibit.