From Astor Place to Outer Space

Wednesday, February 9, 2022, 7 - 8pm

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Join The Magic School Bus illustrator Bruce Degen A’66 to hear how a varied career of work in advertising, painting, managing a print studio in an artist’s village in Israel, and teaching drawing classes led him to realize he was most happy when illustrating children's books. He set his plan in motion by compiling a portfolio and meeting every publisher he could find in NYC. His relentlessness paid off, and he eventually worked with marvelous authors and even penned his own books. This talk will focus on two childhood classics Jamberry and The Magic School Bus. Q&A to follow. 

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This event is presented as part of Cooper Together 2022. Click here to see the schedule of planned events. 

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