Courtesy of The Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia, 2008.0005 Given by Larry and Nina Chertoff in loving memory of Roslyn and Lionel Chertoff and Eugene Glynn. The Chertoff Mural, © 1961 by Maurice Sendak, all rights reserved.
The only known Maurice Sendak mural will be on display at the Free Library of Philadelphia starting June 11th. The Chertoff Mural was painted in 1961 for the children of Sendak's friends Lionel and Roslyn Chertoff in their New York City apartment. The Chertoff children donated the mural to the Rosenbach Museum and Library in 2008.
Atelier Art Services staff rounding the corner with the crated Sendak mural at the Rosenbach Museum and Library in mid-April.