Eloise looking regale with her dog. / Photo via Glenn Castellano, New-York Historical Society, used with permission. The famed New-York Historical Society is celebrating the famouscharacter known as Eloise via an exhibition that is scheduled to run from June 30 to October 9, 2017. "Eloise at the Museum" is a celebration of the collaboration between illustrator Hilary Knight and Kay Thompson, a cabaret star, who brought the famous children's book icon to life. The exhibition w

More than 60 years after Eloise debuted in her first picture book, the precocious city girl remains a beloved icon of children’s literature and of New York itself. In honor of the irrepressible heroine, the New-York Historical Society in Manhattan has curated an immersive exhibit of original artwork by Eloise illustrator Hilary Knight. The exhibit showcases the legendary collaboration between Knight and the late performer and author Kay Thompson, featuring more than 75 object

Eloise was the brain-child of the multi-talented Thompson who at various points in her life was a radio personality, a vocal arranger at MGM and a popular cabaret performer. Thompson amused her friends with the voice of a little girl called Eloise, and one of those friends thought the character might make a good children's book. She lived next door to a young artist named Hilary Knight and introduced the two. It was the beginning of a close working relationship. "We would get

Photograph: Courtesy New-York Historical Society/Glenn Castellano Eloise is a rawther busy girl, but luckily for us she’s made time for a fawncy exhibition at the New-York Historical Society. At "Eloise at the Museum," fans of the precocious girl can view more than 75 objects, including original manuscripts, sketchbook, portraits and vintage dolls. These works of art—some rarely shown—display the evolution of the character as well as the collaboration between author Kay Thomp