Of Monsters, Mice and Men. Axel Scheffler’s fantastic letter pictures
March 12th to July 24th 2022
When friends of Axel Scheffler receive mail from him, it can be a small, very private work of art.
The exhibition shows a extensive selection of envelopes painted and designed by the draughtsman of the Gruffelo, as well as selected graphic responses. It thus documents a network of artist friendships (with Anke Kuhl, Thomas Müller, Philip Waechter and Julia Donaldson, among others). But above all, it shows the artistic originality of the world-famous illustrator Axel Scheffler and is a declaration of love to the analogue correspondence of the letter.
A joint exhibition of the Museum für Kommunikation Frankfurt and the Deutsches Buch- und Schriftmuseum of the German National Library in Leipzig
