The New-York Historical Society celebrates 'Eloise' through October 9, 2017
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Rizzoli Bookstore and Simon & Schuster celebrated the 60th anniversary of "Eloise" with a conversation between "Eloise" illustrator Hilary Knight and three-time Tony winner Bernadette Peters, who can be heard narrating the new "Eloise" audiobooks.
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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


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'Eloise At The Museum' Tells The Story Behind The Beloved Mischief-Maker
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


Eloise graces us with her presence at the New-York Historical Society
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
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