{"product_id":"my-favorite-things-maria-kalman","title":"My Favorite Things Maria Kalman","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Maira Kalman, the author of the bestsellers\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Principles of Uncertainty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Elements of Style\u003c\/em\u003e, comes this beautiful pictorial and narrative exploration of the significance of objects in our lives, drawn from her personal artifacts, recollections, and selections from the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith more than fifty original paintings and featuring bestselling author and illustrator Maira Kalman’s signature handwritten prose,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Favorite Things\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a poignant and witty meditation on the importance of both quotidian and unusual objects in our culture and private worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated in the same colorful, engaging, and insightful style as her previous works, which have won her fans around the world,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Favorite Things\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efeatures more than fifty objects from both the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum and Kalman’s personal collections: the pocket watch Abraham Lincoln was carrying when he was shot, original editions of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinnie-the-Pooh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e, a handkerchief in memoriam of Queen Victoria, an Ingo Maurer lamp, Rietveld’s Z chair, a pair of Toscanini’s pants, and photographs Kalman has taken of people walking towards and away from her. A pictorial index provides photographs of the actual objects and a short description of them, enhancing the reading experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs it speaks to the universal experience and importance of beloved objects in our lives—big and small, famous and private—this unique work is a fresh way of examining and understanding our society, history, culture, and ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e160 Pages\u003cbr\u003eHardcover\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44883117342881,"sku":"9780062122971","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/4977\/3729\/files\/9780062122971.jpg?v=1766013167","url":"https:\/\/shop.denverartmuseum.org\/products\/my-favorite-things-maria-kalman","provider":"The Shops at the Denver Art Museum ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}