As The Ink Flows: Drawings From The Pen Of William Steig 2015 Calendar

Artist, cartoonist and children’s book author/illustrator William Steig (1907-2003) is perhaps best remembered for the drawings, cartoons and covers which appeared in The New Yorker for over 60 years, beginning in 1930, and for his many children’s books, from Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, winner of the 1969 Caldecott Medal, to Shrek, whose screen adaptation was winner of the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. This calendar highlights some of the over 2,500 original drawings given to the University of Pennsylvania Libraries by his widow, Jeanne Steig, in 2013. It was published in conjunction with the fall 2014 exhibition As the Ink Flows: Works from the Pen of William Steig organized by the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Penn Libraries. The calendar is designed by Andrea Gottschalk; size: 12” x 12”; 13 month wall calendar; list price: $14.99.

Constellations of Atlantic Jewish History, 1555-1890: The Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica

Edited by Arthur Kiron; preface by Beth S. Wenger; prologue by Arnold H. Kaplan; and essays by Dianne Ashton, Aviva Ben-Ur, Arthur Kiron, Adam Mendelsohn  and Jonathan D. Sarna.

This illustrated volume serves as a companion to the 2014 exhibition of highlights from the Kaplan Collection, including five scholarly essays that respond to and illuminate the selections of curator and editor Arthur Kiron. With a prologue by the collector, an introduction by the curator, an exhibition checklist and a bibliography, it is a valuable introduction to the collection. The Kaplan Collection, donated to Penn in 2012 and considered to be the most important collection of its kind, consists of over 11,000 books, manuscripts, art and everyday objects documenting commercial, social, religious, political and cultural Jewish life from colonial times through the end of the 19th century.

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Libraries (June 2014); size: 8.5”x 11”. Hardbound ($50) and softcover ($25) editions available.