EXHIBITION OVERVIEW

Following its first showing and excellent reviews at the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum in 2003, the special exhibition, “Brian Wildsmith and His World of Illustrations and Picture Books—Fantasia from a Fairyland,” opened at the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts in Taiwan. Wildsmith is often referred to as a “magician of colors,” and his retrospective featured 166 works—156 representative illustrations from 34 books, as well as 10 posters. Held as part of a goodwill exchange program, the exhibition included an event in which the British author-illustrator interacted with local children to promote interest in culture and the arts.