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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 2012


January 19, 2012 - Thursday
Kendall College of Art and Design
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Feb. 16, 2012 - Thursday
Literacy Night
James Morris Elementary School
Morris, CT

April 5, 2012 - Thursday
"A Sense of Wonder"
Stories of Nature, Science & History:
A Conference for Teachers of Grades 3-8
& School Librarians
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
Boston, MA 
To register, contact Sam Rubin (617)514-1650
or Liza Stearns (617) 201-7217
www.jfklibrary.org

April 21, 2012
Saturday, 9:00 - 10:30 am
A Celebration of  the Picture Book
The Edith B. Jackson Child Care Program
Panel: Creating Children's Picture Books
Whitney Humanities Center
Yale University
New Haven, CT
www.ebjchildcare.org

July 18, 2012  - Wednesday
Mazza Summer Institute
Mazza Museum
University of Findlay,
Findlay, OH
www.mazzamuseum.org



Book Signings/School Visits 2011


March 12 - Saturday (noon-3pm)
Book signing: Night Flight
National Air & Space Museum
Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center
Chantilly, VA
http://tinyurl.com/4mtxzya

March 19 - Saturday (noon - 2pm)
Book signing: Night Flight and My Farm Friends
Books of Wonder
18 West 18th St.
New York City
www.booksofwonder.com

March 28 - School visit
T. Baldwin Elementary School 
Old Tappan, New Jersey

April 9 - Saturday (2:00 pm)
Book signing: Night Flight and My Farm Friends
The Hickory Stick Bookshop
Washington, CT
http://www.hickorystickbookshop.com

April 15 - Friday (3:30 - 5:30pm)
Book signing: various titles
Library at West Aurora High School
Aurora, IL
Anderson's Bookshop 630-355-2665

April 27 - Wednesday (6:30-8:30pm)
Discussion and book signing 
Litchfield County Writers Project
UConn, Torrington, CT
http://lcwp.org/events.php

May 21 - Saturday (2:00)
Discussion and book signing
Connecticut Book Festival
University of Connecticut Greater Hartford Campus
http://ctbookfestival.org

June 15 - School visit
Birch Grove Elementary School
Tolland, CT

June 18 - Saturday - 12:00 noon to 3 pm
Book signing: Night Flight 
Smithsonian Nat'l Air & Space Museum
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Chantilly, VA
Smithsonian






June 25 - Saturday  2:00pm
American Library Association Conference
New Orleans, LA
Book signing@ Live Oak Media Booth #1145

June 26 - Sunday  10 am - 11 am
American Library Association Conference
New Orleans, LA
Book signing@ Simon & Schuster Booth #1139-1140

July 9 - Saturday  1 pm
Book signing - Night Flight
Wenham Museum
Wenham, MA

July 9 - Saturday - Time TBA
Book signing - My Farm Friends & other titles
Wit & Whimsy Bookstore
Marblehead, MA
www.witandwhimsybooks.com

August 5 - Friday -6:00-8:00 pm
Book signing: various titles
Hotchkiss Public Library
Sharon, CT
http://www.hotchkisslibrary.org

September 25 - Sunday - Time TBA
Book signing: various titles
Celebrate Children's Book Day
Sunnyside, NY
bethvetare@gmail.com
 
 October 24 - Monday - Time TBA
Book signing - various titles
45th annual New York State Reading Assoc. conference
"Literacy Connections"
Hilton Rye Town
Rye Brook, NY
scott@merrittbooks.com
 
 November 12 - Saturday - Time-TBA
20th Annual Connecticut Children's Book Fair
Book signing - various titles
University of Connecticut
Storrs Campus
http://www.bookfair.uconn.edu

November 15 - Tuesday - 4:00 pm
Book signing with Mary Higgins Clark
"The Magical Christmas Horse"
Bookends
211 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood, NJ  
www.book-ends.com

November 27 - Sunday - 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Exhibition Opening reception for 
"The Magical Christmas Horse"
Gunn Historical Museum
5 Wykeham Road
Washington, CT 
http://www.gunnlibrary.org/museum.html

December 3 - Saturday - 2:00 pm
Book signing with Mary Higgins Clark
"The Magical Christmas Horse"
The Yellow Umbrella
501 Main St.
Chatham, MA   
http://yellowumbrellabooks.net/index.htm

December 4 - Sunday - 2:00 pm
Book signing with Mary Higgins Clark
"The Magical Christmas Horse"
Eight Cousins
189 Main St.
Falmouth, MA

December 10 - Saturday - 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Presentation and book signing with Mary Higgins Clark
"The Magical Christmas Horse"
The Gunn Memorial Library
5 Wykeham Road
Washington, CT  
http://www.gunnlibrary.org/museum.html

December 10 - Saturday - 2:00 pm
Book signing with Mary Higgins Clark
"The Magical Christmas Horse"
The Hickory Stick Bookshop
2 Green Hill Road
Washington Depot, CT  
www.hickorystickbookshop.com
Exhibitions

Exhibitions 2012

January 13 - April 1, 2012
Winter Group Show
Behnke Doherty Gallery
Washington Depot, CT
www.behnkedoherty.com
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Exhibitions 2010 – 2011

November 27, 2011  - January 22, 2012
"Wendell Minor: In the American Tradition""The Magical Christmas Horse"
Gunn Memorial Museum
5 Wykeham Rd.
Washington, CT 06793
http://www.gunnlibrary.org/museum.html


September 24 - December 31, 2011
"Wendell Minor: In the American Tradition"
Joslyn Art Museum
Omaha, Nebraska 
www.joslyn.org


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


Nov. 7, 2010 – January 1, 2011
Opening Reception: Sunday, Nov. 7 from 4-6 pm
21st Annual Illustrator's Exhibit
R. Michelson Galleries
Northampton, MA
www.rmichelson.com


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


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
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."