(FILE) American Writer And Illustrator Maurice Sendak Dies At 83 399514 01: Standing with a character from his book "Where the Wild Things Are," author and illustrator Maurice Sendak speaks with the media January 11, 2002 before the opening of an exhibition entitled, "Maurice Sendak In His Own Words and Pictures," at the Childrens Museum of Manhattan in New York City. The multimedia exhibition, which opens January 12, will feature photographs, text, illustrations, music and audiovisual components. (Photoby Spencer Platt/Getty Images)