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Mar 2024
36m 57s

Hervé Tullet

Giuseppe Castellano
About this episode

Giuseppe Castellano talks to multi-disciplinary artist, performer, and renowned children’s book author, Hervé Tullet, about the beginning of his children’s book career; how a children’s book illustrator’s creativity comes from within, and not from a bookstore; why you have to act like an adult, if you want to create books for children; and more.

To learn more about Hervé, visit herve-tullet.com.

Artists mentioned in this episode include: Leo Lionni, Joan Miró, Nicolas de Staël, Jackson Pollack, and Jon Burgerman

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