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Animal Magnetism.(Drawing Babar: Early Drafts and Watercolors)(Brief article)

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| September 01, 2008 | Bahrenburg, Genevieve | COPYRIGHT 2008 All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of The Condé Nast Publications Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: GENEVIEVE BAHRENBURG editor: Valerie Steiker

In his felt derby and signature spats, the King of All Elephants comes stomping into the Morgan Library & Museum this fall for "DRAWING BABAR: EARLY DRAFTS AND WATERCOLORS," a celebration of author and illustrator Jean de Brunhoff's classic children's fable. Based on a bedtime story concocted by his wife, Cecile, for their sons, Mathieu and Laurent (who later carried on his father's work), the books tell of a cruelly orphaned baby elephant who ...

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