Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is a museum devoted to the art of the picture book and especially the children's book. It is a member of Museums10 and is adjacent to the campus of Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. The Carle was founded by Eric and Barbara Carle, and designed by Juster Pope Frazier Architects. Together with his wife Barbara (1938-2015), Eric Carle, the author and illustrator of more than 70 books, including the 1969 classic "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", founded the museum. It was the first full-scale museum in
Barbara Carle Interview by Marco Vitale with Barbara Carle on "Sulle orme di Circe" on "Insula europe"a Website (Sponsored by the University of Perugia) http://www.insulaeuropea.eu/ Lucio Zinna in "Arenaria", Collana di ragguagli di letteratura moderna e contemporarnea, autunno, tre, 2009: 95-96. Barbara Carle Barbara Carle is a French-American poet, critic, translator and Italianist. As of 2016, she is a Professor of Italian at Sacramento State University. Carle has published several books of poetry In the U.S. and Italy. She also translated books of poetry by contemporary Italian poets, such as Rodolfo Di Biasio, Gianfranco Palmery, Alfredo De Palchi, and many others. She