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Understanding
the work of David Wisniewski is helped by knowing something of his work
with the Clarion Shadow Theatre that he founded with his wife Donna. His
books are an alternative expression of his use of these art forms.
Clarion
Shadow Theatre has performed for thousands of children and adults in the
Washington, DC region, appearing at the Smithsonian Institution's Discovery
Theater program and Kennedy Center's Programs for Children and Youth.
The troupe has garnered two grants from the prestigious Henson Foundation
(founded by the late Jim Henson, founder of The Muppets, to "foster excellence
in the field of American puppetry") and a Citation of Excellence from
UNIMA (Union Internationale de Marionette).
The Wisniewskis
have also conducted many in-services and workshops in their unique form
of shadow puppetry, working extensively with the World Trap Institute
for Early Learning Through the Arts over a ten-year period.
From: David Wisniewski and Donna Wisniewski. Worlds of Shadow: Teaching
with Shadow Puppetry. p. 225.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
OF ILLUSTRATED BOOKS
BY DAVID WISNIEWSKI
Bunting,
Eve. Ducky. Illus. by David Wisniewski. New York: Clarion Books,
1998.
Schaun, George
and Virginia Schaun. American Holidays and Special Days.cover design
and illustrations by David Wisniewski; design by Donna Wisniewski. Lanham,
MD: Maryland Historical Press, 1997.
Valeri, Michele.
Sing Your Sillies Out: A Music Handbook for Head Start Teachers.
Illus. by David Wisniewski; edited by Connie McKenna ; photographs by
Robert Burgess and Wayne Partlow. [Vienna, VA] : Wolf Trap Foundation
Performing Arts Training and Child Development Program for Head Start
Personnel, 1985.
Wisniewski,
David. Elfwyn's Saga: Story and Pictures. [photography of cut-paper
illustrations by Lee Salsbery]. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books,
1990.
Wisniewski,
David. Golem. New York: Clarion Books, 1996.
Wisniewski,
David. Rain Player.New York: Clarion Books, 1991.
This illustration
is taken from: David Wisniewski. Rain Player.
Wisniewski,
David. Hsiang yu shen t'iao chan. [Rain player. Chinese]
Ch'u pan. T'ai-pei shih: T'ai-wan ying wen tsa chih she yu hsien kung
ssu, 1993.
Wisniewski,
David. A Kid's Guide to the Secret Knowledge of Grown-ups. New
York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1998.
Wisniewski,
David. Sundiata : Lion King of Mali. New York: Clarion Books, 1992.
This illustration
is taken from David Wisniewski. Sundiata.
Wisniewski,
David. The Warrior and the Wise Man. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard
Books, 1989.
This illustration
is taken from: David Wisniewski. The Warrier and the Wise Man.
Wisniewski,
David. The Wave of the Sea-Wolf. New York: Clarion Books, 1994.
Wisniewski,
David and Donna Wisniewski. Worlds of Shadow: Teaching with Shadow
Puppetry. Englewood, CO: Teacher Ideas Press, 1997.
Shadow
puppetry sounds rather exotic. Actually, it is, but only when you consider
its ancient Chinese and Indian origins, its mystical ties to Eastern religions,
and its present use in faraway lands such as Indochina and Turkey. When
modified and modernized, shadow puppetry becomes not only enormously practical
but also the most vivid and flexible of puppet forms, not to mention the
simplest and least expensive.
From: David Wisniewski and Donna Wisniewski. Worlds of Shadow: Teaching
with Shadow Puppetry. p. xv.
Bunting, Eve.Ducky.
Illustrated by David Wisniewski. New York: Clarion Books, 1997.
This illustration
is taken from: Eve Bunting. Ducky. Illustrated by David Wisniewski.
Wisniewski,
David. Sumo Mouse. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 2002.
Wisniewski,
David. Halloweenies writen and directed by David Wisniewski.
New York: HarperCollins, 2002.
WEBSITE ON
DAVID WISNIEWSKI
David
Wisniewski This website is a commemoration of David Wisniewski who died September 11, 2002 at age 49. His outstanding illustrations and stories contributed to the world of children’s literature and we are grateful.
Created
June 1, 1997 and is continuously revised
SCILS,
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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