ANDREA U'REN (1968- ) "You're my Pugdog. You're perfect as you are."
Story illustration for page 29 of Pugdog by Andrea U'ren (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001), with publisher's label on acetate overlay. Mixed media, including gouache and crayon on thick paper. 220x233 mm; 8 3/4x9 1/4 inches, on 12 1/4x16 1/4-inch sheet. Signed "Andrea U'Ren" in lower right image, with handwritten artist's label on verso. A copy of the book accompanies the lot.
Pugdog is among the first modern young children's readers to address gender stereotyping, using animals as misunderstood beings based on their physical characteristics and play preferences. The story shows a tenderness between pets and their owners and explains the concept of acceptance to children through U'ren's amusing illustrations and compassionate text.
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