My mother was the influence on me - my father was absent. He was a diamond dealer; he was doing wonderful things in the background, and women were left at home. So my mother really was in charge of everything: the ballet, dance lessons, piano lessons, and latkes. Maira Kalman absentbackgroundballet share on social
I still do have the little lunch bag that my mother made out of a towel and embroidered with my name on it for when I went to kindergarten. Maira Kalman bagembroiderkindergarten Change image and share on social
Michael Pollan is a champion. In all ways. A man of great integrity, humor, and common sense and kindness. Maira Kalman championcommongreat Change image and share on social
I don't listen to the news. I don't read the newspaper unless it's eccentric information - and the obituaries, of course. Maira Kalman eccentricinformationlisten Change image and share on social