A review by drusebookparty
And the Pursuit of Happiness by Maira Kalman

5.0

If ever a person could tap into my already existing love of constitutional history and the narrative of our founding fathers (and mothers) and balloon it, it would be Maira Kalman. Such a beautiful book! Her colors were already a part of so many things I adored, (like the few Jcrew catalogues I irrationally hoarded for years that I've since discovered were a product of her styling) and I even tried to paint with them myself (not entirely unsuccessfully), but the objects and scenes she reveals are what make this book truly special. I don't quite know how to explain the simple wonder her work inspires in me, but its very very good. Very good.