Gorey's drawings, arrayed in cases along with the finished books, are tiny and tight, jewels of purposeful draftsmanship. The images are on loan from the Gotham Book Mart, which handles Gorey's estate. Instrumental in putting all this together were Prescott Wurlitzer, a member of the advisory board of UWM's Center for Children's Literature, and Max Yela, special collections librarian. Also taking part was Prof. John Stewig, an educator and writer of tales for children who has given his collection of more than 17,000 children's books to the UWM School of Education. The university is presently seeking funds to provide facilities for the book collection, which will some day be the centerpiece of the School of Education's Center for Children's Literature.
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The mural, which memorializes the life and career of the Jesuit priest who gave the union its name, was taken down by a crew from Inspired Artisans Ltd., headed by Gianfranco Tassara. Tassara, a native of Peru, came to the United States in 1973. Tassara said the pieces of the mural had been stored on pallets, and that the historic work would be reassembled once a proper space had been found for it. Appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on May 23, 2001.