Horton and Friends Visit Sydney
Dr Seuss is hot stuff again thanks to the recent release of Horton Hears a Who. And now a cool Sydney art exhibit is showing a new side of the good doctor.
The Art of Dr Seuss originally toured Australia in 2004, but it’s back again with the addition of 15 newly released drawings and never seen before sculptures. They’re on show alongside limited edition prints from his books and personal artworks.
“He painted and sculpted all his life, privately and quietly for himself,” Trevor Victor Harvey, the Australian agent for Dr Seuss art, told The Sunday Telegraph recently.
“He was a master - not only of drawing and illustration - but he was great with a paintbrush in oil or gouache or watercolour.”
Horton fans won’t be disappointed. The exhibition includes two prints from the original 1954 book, and the very first line drawing of Horton the elephant. There are also works from favourites like The Cat in the Hat and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, alongside rare political cartoons, poems, and photographs.
The Art of Dr Seuss is showing in three locations around Sydney.
Dates: Open every day until April 6
Times: 10 am to 6 pm
Locations: The Trevor Victor Harvey Galleries
Addresses: 515 Sydney Road, Seaforth, 55 George Street, The Rocks, and 268 Old Northern Road, Castle Hill
Cost: Free
Website: http://www.tvhgallery.com.au/
Image source: Library of Congress/Wikipedia
Tags: Art, Dr Seuss, Horton Hears a Who, The Art of Dr Seuss
2 opinions for Horton and Friends Visit Sydney
Gary Arseneau
Mar 30, 2008 at 9:39 pm
March 30, 2008
Dear Lauren:
The so-called Art of Dr. Seuss is a -fraud-.
All the so-called “limited edition prints” (otherwise misrepresented as lithographs & sergraphs) and {edition} “sculptures” being offered for sale are non-disclosed chromist-made (someone who copies the artist’s work) and/or photomechanical reproductions. All with posthumous counterfeit Dr. Seuss signatures applied.
You see, the only problem with these non-disclosed fakes, falsely attributed as works of visual art by Theodor Geisel, is that they were actually made since 1997.
Theodor Geisel died in 1991.
As I am sure you quite understand, the dead don’t create art, much less sign and number anything.
For additional documentation on this fraud, Google my name Gary Arseneau and Dr. Seuss to find my blog that specifically documents these contentious issues of authenticity.
Any additional questions or comments, please email.
I look forward to your reply.
Sincerely,
Gary Arseneau
artist, creator of original lithographs, scholar & author
Fernandina Beach, Florida USA
garyarseneau.blogspot.com
gwarseneau@hotmail.com
Lauren
Mar 31, 2008 at 4:00 am
Thanks Gary … your post about this certainly is interesting.
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