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Maira Kalman

Maira Kalman
Maira Kalman illustrated William Strunk Jr’s classic The Elements of Style and is the author of My Favorite Things, Principles of Uncertainty, and And the Pursuit of Happiness. She is also the author/illustrator of numerous children’s books, and her artwork has graced a dozen covers of The New Yorker. Her watches, clocks, accessories, and paperweights have been featured at the Museum of Modern Art store. She lives in New York City.


Maira Kalman on Losing a Sister to Forced Separation

“How could she be expected to overcome the sorrow of being sent away from the family?”
October 15, 2024  By Maira Kalman
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Maira Kalman’s Illustrations of Women Holding Things

From Her Newest Book
October 18, 2022  By Maira Kalman
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Illustrating the Domestic Bliss of Alice B. Toklas and
Gertrude Stein

Maira Kalman on Her Illustrated Reissue of
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
March 4, 2020  By Maira Kalman
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