Name: The illustrated woman
Uploaded: 2007-10-16T01:50:00Z
Duration: 17 min 16 s
Description: Author and illustrator Maira Kalman talks about her life and work, from her covers for The New Yorker to her books for children and grown-ups. She is as wonderful, as wise and as deliciously off-kilter in person as she is on paper.

Author and illustrator Maira Kalman talks about her life and work, from her covers for The New Yorker to her books for children and grown-ups. She is as wonderful, as wise and as deliciously off-kilter in person as she is on paper.

Maira Kalman: The illustrated woman

The illustrated woman

Embracing ignorance led to innovative design at M&Co, proving that not knowing can be a creative asset, not a limitation.

The transformation from writer to illustrator showcases the power of self-reinvention and following one's whimsical muse.

Finding humor in the mundane, the New Yorker cover of 'New Yorkistan' turned post-9/11 gloom into a moment of collective laughter.