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Wendell Received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the University of Connecticut



Wendell received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the University of Connecticut. The honor was presented by President Michael J. Hogan



Wendell delivers his address to the 2010 UConn graduating Class of Arts and Sciences on May 9th.   Photo by © Lauren Cunningham



Wendell's exhibition at The Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut




Book Signings/School Visits

Book Signings/School Visits 2010


Feb 5 - Coulson Tough School 
The Woodlands, TX


Feb. 6 - Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX


April 11 - Sunday  12:00 - 2:00 pm
Book signing for "Look to the Stars” by Buzz Aldrin
Air & Space Museum/Smithsonian
601 Independence Ave. SW
Washington DC
For information:
202 357-1387



April 21 - University of CT
Waterbury, CT


April 23 - Hotchkiss School 
Kent, CT


May 15 - Saturday, 8:30 am 
Panel discussion + book signing
5th Anniversary of the "One Book 
Every Young Child" program
Carnagie Library of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA


May 20 - University of CT
Storrs, CT


September 19 - Sunday (time TBA)
Book signing
"Celebrate Children's Book Day"
West Sunnyside Lane, off Route 9
Tarrytown, NY
For information contact Beth Vetare Civitello
bethvetare@gmail.com


Oct. 16 - Saturday (time TBA)
Book signing with Gordon Titcomb
"The Last Train"
TITCOMB'S Book Shop
432 Route 6A
East Sandwich, MA
www.titcombsbookshop.com


Dec. 4 - Saturday (time TBA)
Book signing with Gordon Titcomb
"The Last Train"
NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM
9 Route 183
Stockbridge, MA
www.nrm.org


Dec. 11 - Saturday (time TBA)
Book signing with Gordon Titcomb
"The Last Train"
Hickory Stick Bookshop
2 Green Hill Road
Washington, CT
www.hickorystickbookshop.com


Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions 2010

May 2010
“Wendell Minor: An American Narrative”
Dodd Research Center 
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Northeast Children's Literature Collection
For more information contact Jean Nelson
jean.nelson@uconn.edu or 860.486.6346



Solo Exhibitions 2007-2009

September 2, 2007 – January 5, 2008
“Wendell Minor: In the American Tradition”
Hudgens Center for the Arts
Duluth, GA

February 2, 2008 – April 13, 2008
“Wendell Minor: In the American Tradition”
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
Wausau, WI

May 1, 2008 – July 27, 2008
“Wendell Minor: In the American Tradition”
Children’s Museum of Houston
Houston, TX

August 9, 2008 – October 18, 2008
“Wendell Minor: In the American Tradition”
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Bentonville, AK

September 2009
Sept. 12 - Dec. 12
"Wendell Minor: Reaching for the Moon"
New Britain Museum of American Art
56 Lexington St.
New Britain, CT 
www.nbmaa.org




Group Exhibitions 2010 – 2011

September 25 - November 14, 2010  
Thirty First Annual International Marine Art Exhibition
Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport
Mystic, CT
http://tinyurl.com/29239tu


November 7, 2010 – January 30, 2011
"Fins and Feathers: Original Children's Book Illustrations
from The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art"
North Carolina Museum of Art
Raleigh, NC
www.ncartmuseum.org 



Group Exhibitions 2007-2008

April 27 – July 8, 2007
“Children’s Illustrations from the Sanford B.D. Low
Illustration Collection”
New Britain Museum of American Art
New Britain, CT


July 1, 2007 – Oct. 21, 2007
“Children Should be Seen: The Image of the Child
in American Picture Book Art”
Katonah Museum of Art
Katonah, NY


Nov. 9, 2007 – Feb. 3, 2008
Low Illustration Committee Members Show
New Britain Museum of American Art 
56 Lexington Street 
New Britain, CT


Nov. 15, 2007 – Mar. 9, 2008
“Children Should be Seen: The Image of the Child
in American Picture Book Art”
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Amherst, MA
Past News and Events
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Bicentennial Celebration
From the Pennsylvania"One Book, Every Young Child" tour




With Elvis the Penguin © Marc Soracco Photography Inc. 2009



Wendell and scale model of the Lincoln funeral train



Wendell and author Robert Burleigh with "the Lincolns"



Wendell's view at the Bicentennial Dinner
"Grand Canyon" book presented in Arizona



Governor Napolitano present's Wendell's Grand Canyon book to thefirst 4th grade class in Arizona. 93,000 copies will be distributed to every 4th grader in the state. See Breaking News heading for more details.






Arizona 4th graders with the first distributed copies of "Grand Canyon: Exploring a Natural Wonder."