Maurice Sendak: a life in pictures


 Maurice Sendak, author of Where The Wild Things Are, has died, aged 83. We take a tour through his life

Maurice Sendak: Sendak with his book Where the Wild Things Are in 1971
Sendak with his book Where the Wild Things Are at the International Youth Library in Munich, 1971Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images

  • Maurice Sendak: Sendak with his book Where the Wild Things Are in 1971
  • Maurice Sendak: The cover of the book Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
  • Maurice Sendak: Sendak poses with one of the monsters from Where the Wild Things Are
  • Sendak: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
  • Maurice Sendak: Maurice Sendak set design for Glyndebourne
  • Sendak: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
  • Maurice Sendak: Sendak checks proofs of art at his home in Conneticut, 1988
  • Maurice Sendak: Sendak supervises Nickolodeon's animation of Little Bear
  • Maurice Sendak: Maurice Sendak with Max from Where The Wild Things Are
  • Maurice Sendak: The Wild Thing balloon during the 2002 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
  • Maurice Sendak: 'Where The Wild Things Are' Film - 2008
  • Sendak: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
  • Maurice Sendak: Maurice Sendak Way in lower Manhattan, New York
  • Maurice Sendak: Sendak with his dog at his home in Connecticut
  • Maurice Sendak: Barack Obama and Michelle Obama reads from Where the Wild Things Are
  • Sendak: Bumble-Ardy by Maurice Sendak