Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH, exhibited Tomie’s early work, in 2013, and called the exhibition “Tomie dePaola: Then.”
His human figure drawings from Pratt were featured. Tomie had spent hours of classroom time drawing the human figure from observation of live models.
Though he chose a career of stylized drawing, such as, a round-shaped Strega Nona, he understood proper body proportions from his figure drawing classes.
So, it was amusing to him at the opening of “Then” when a woman standing next to him, looking at the figure drawings, turned to him and said, “I didn’t know you could draw. I thought you did children’s books.” I recall that he laughed and chose not to comment.
Here’s a video clip of “Then.”
https://www.wmur.com/article/thursday-november-29th-tomie-depaola-then-and-now/4847760# (Bob)
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