![]() ![]() The art for Miss Rumphius has a permanent home in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. The illustrations have been reoriginated, going back to the original art to ensure state-of-the-art reproduction of Cooney's exquisite artwork. Miss Rumphius received the American Book Award in the year of publication. This exhibition brings together works related to three of her books: Miss Rumphius, Hattie and the Wild Waves, and Eleanor. The Bowdoin College Museum of Art holds a major collection of her paintings and drawings. ![]() ![]() The countless lupines that bloom along the coast of Maine are the legacy of the real Miss Rumphius, the Lupine Lady, who scattered lupine seeds everywhere she went. Barbara Cooney is a beloved author and artist of more than 100 children’s books. (MUSIC) SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Barbara Cooney was born in New York City in nineteen seventeen. This beloved classic and celebration of nature-written by a beloved Caldecott winner-is lovelier than ever! Barbara Cooney's story of Alice Rumphius, who longed to travel the world, live in a house by the sea, and do something to make the world more beautiful, has a timeless quality that resonates with each new generation. Later, Barbara Cooney began to use pen and ink, watercolor, oil paints, and other materials. Alice made a promise to make the world a more beautiful place, then a seed of an idea is planted and blossoms into a beautiful plan. ![]()
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