Throughout his 50-year career, Eric Carle found deep inspiration in the natural world. His art recognizes our connection to the environment, honoring everything from the tiniest seed to unique animal species and diversity in the world’s oceans. This exhibition also explores Carle’s conservation efforts, highlighting his friendship with Dr. Jane Goodall and showing, for the first time, the complete array of wildlife posters Carle created in the 1970’s.
Visitors can view more than 40 original illustrations from eight beloved books. They will enjoy early examples of Carle’s poster art, too. On view for the first time is the set of 10 wildlife posters he created in the 1970’s. Carle made these “animal counting posters” for Franklin Watts publishing house, now an imprint of Scholastic. The posters feature birds and mammals considered threatened or endangered at the time. Descriptions of the animals, and the reasons for their threatened status, are printed on the backs of the posters, which were sold at school book fairs. Carle’s collages for the posters are some of the largest he ever created and feature such creatures as manatees, bald eagles, and wild mustangs.
Wed - Fri 10am - 4pm
Sat 10am - 5pm
Sun 12pm - 5pm
Mon & Tue CLOSED
Adults $12
Youth (1 - 18), Student, Teacher or Senior (65+) $8
Members Free
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
125 West Bay Road
Amherst, MA
42.321098664461, -72.53294655
Environmental Eric Carle
