Ludwig Bemelmans' Madeline Takes New York (PHOTOS)
Her many fans may think of her living in an old Parisian house. But a new exhibit shows that Madeline’s character was actually inspired by its creator living in Manhattan, imbibing the city’s rebellious spirit.
Dummy Cover for Madeline and the Bad Hat, ca. 1956/57
The Estate of Ludwig Bemelmans TM and (c) Ludwig Bemelmans, LLC
“One nice morning Miss Clavel said,” from Madeline, 1939
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Royce TM and (c) Ludwig Bemelmans, LLC
Madeline at the Paris Flower Market, 1955
The Estate of Ludwig Bemelmans TM and (c) Ludwig Bemelmans, LLC
“Even Miss Clavel said,” from Madeline and the Bad Hat, 1956/57
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Royce TM and (c) Ludwig Bemelmans, LLC
“The little girls all cried ‘Boo-hoo!’” from Madeline and the Bad Hat, 1956/57
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Royce TM and (c) Ludwig Bemelmans, LLC
“They went looking high,” from panel on Aristotle Onassis' yacht The Christina, 1953
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Royce TM and (c) Ludwig Bemelmans, LLC
“And low,” from panel on Aristotle Onassis' yacht The Christina, 1953
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Royce TM and (c) Ludwig Bemelmans, LLC
“And sometimes they were very sad,” from Madeline, 1939
Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection TM and (c) Ludwig Bemelmans, LLC
"Said the lion, ‘we’d better go back,’” from Madeline and the Gypsies, 1959
Collection of Judy Koch TM and (c) Ludwig Bemelmans, LLC
Cover for Madeline’s Rescue, 1953
Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, Laurel D. Schumann Collection, TM and (c) Ludwig Bemelmans, LLC
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