Richard Michelson

Richard Michelson, owner and founder of R. Michelson Galleries, talks to Giuseppe Castellano about the founding of his gallery (thanks to a ping-pong game); why the term “kid-friendly” with respect to picture books is “kid-unfriendly”; how an illustrator can exhibit at his gallery; what it was like being neighbors with Maurice Sendak and Eric Carle; and more.

To learn more about Richard and his gallery, visit rmichelson.com.

Artists mentioned in this episode include: Barry Moser, Leonard Baskin, Dr. Seuss, Virginia Lee Burton, Jerry Pinkney, James Marshall, Trina Schart Hyman, Ezra Jack Keats, Diane Dillon, Tomie dePaola, Alice and Martin Provensen, Eric Carle, Jane Dyer, Maurice Sendak, Jules Feiffer, Gerald McDermott, Mordicai Gerstein, Adam McCauley, Raúl Colón, R.G. Roth, Diane deGroat, Tony DiTerlizzi, Albrecht Dürer, and Bryan Collier

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