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Eric Carle, Illustration for The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Collection of Eric and Barbara Carle. © 1969, 1987 Penguin Random House LLC.

The Colorful World of Eric Carle

November 22, 2002 - March 23, 2003
West Gallery

This retrospective, which features 52 works from Eric Carle’s best-loved picture books, launches an ongoing series of thematic exhibitions surveying Carle’s distinguished career.

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Eric Carle

Eric Carle illustrated brilliant and innovatively designed picture books for children, including his most well-known title, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. In 2002, Carle and his wife, Barbara, co-founded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.

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