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I wanted to be acknowledged as an artist, not just some kiddie-book artist.

Maurice Sendak

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Maurice Sendak
Age: 83 †
Born: 1928
Born: June 10
Died: 2012
Died: May 8
Artist
Cartoonist
Graphic Designer
Illustrator
Painter
Screenwriter
Writer
Brooklyn
New York
Maurice Bernard Sendak
Kiddie
Acknowledged
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Kids never get pissed at their parents. Unheard of.
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