A dream come true for me! Nikolai Ustinov is probably my top favourite children's book illustrator, and I'm so lucky to find out about this exhibition in time and be in Moscow and actually be able to visit! Nikolai Aleksandrovich sadly passed away this August, so this also felt like paying my respects.

All of the exhibited pictures are original illustrations (not copies or reproductions). I know photos don't do them justice, but I hope my excitement translates. There were several books I didn't know, I'll definitely be looking them up.

Lots more pictures on my tumblr.