Peter de Sève's guest appearances

Peter de Sève

National Book Festival 2015 Videos

Kevin Young

Bryan Stevenson

Walter Isaacson

Dan Wells

Laura Lippman

Jon Meacham

Marilynne Robinson

Naomi Shihab Nye

Cokie Roberts

Evan Osnos

Tom Brokaw

Walter Mosley

Patrick O'Connell

David McCullough

Annette Gordon-Reed

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Sep. 5, 2015. National Book Festival poster artist Peter de Sève discusses his work and "A Sketchy Past: The Art of Peter de Sève" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Peter de Sève is an internationally recognized illustrator and character designer. His work spans various media, including magazines, books, print and television advertising, animated feature films and magazines. Best known for his many New Yorker covers and his character designs for the three blockbuster Ice Age movies, de Sève has also contributed to the beloved films “Mulan,” “A Bug’s Life,” “Tarzan” and “Finding Nemo.” He has received many honors and distinctions, including a Hamilton King Award from the Society of Illustrators, a Clio Award, a Spectrum Annual of Fantastic Art gold medal, a Soleil d’Or Award and an Emmy Award for outstanding character design. “A Sketchy Past: The Art of Peter de Sève" (Akileos) is a collection containing hundreds of de Sève's favorite published and unpublished works, including some of his never-before-published New Yorker cover roughs, behind-the-scenes animation development artwork and personal sketches, along with personal commentary. He and his wife, Randall de Sève, collaborated to create the children’s book “The Duchess of Whimsy." For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7023

Sep. 5, 2015. National Book Festival poster artist Peter de Sève discusses his work and "A Sketchy Past: The Art of Peter de Sève" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. <br><br>Speaker Biography: Peter de Sève is an internationally recognized illustrator and character designer. His work spans various media, including magazines, books, print and television advertising, animated feature films and magazines. Best known for his many New Yorker covers and his character designs for the three blockbuster Ice Age movies, de Sève has also contributed to the beloved films “Mulan,” “A Bug’s Life,” “Tarzan” and “Finding Nemo.” He has received many honors and distinctions, including a Hamilton King Award from the Society of Illustrators, a Clio Award, a Spectrum Annual of Fantastic Art gold medal, a Soleil d’Or Award and an Emmy Award for outstanding character design. “A Sketchy Past: The Art of Peter de Sève" (Akileos) is a collection containing hundreds of de Sève's favorite published and unpublished works, including some of his never-before-published New Yorker cover roughs, behind-the-scenes animation development artwork and personal sketches, along with personal commentary. He and his wife, Randall de Sève, collaborated to create the children’s book “The Duchess of Whimsy." <br><br>For transcript, captions, and more information, visit <a href="http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7023" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7023</a>

Peter de Sève: 2015 National Book Festival