Everyone knows the French schoolgirl Madeline, heroine of the popular picture books for children. Their author and illustrator, Ludwig Bemelmans (1898-1962), was a prolific writer of a great many ...

Austrian-American artist Ludwig Bemelmans was born on April 27, 1898, in Merano, Austria-Hungary, now located in modern-day Italy. His father was a painter and hotel owner and his mother an amateur ...

In the world of art and literature, few names stand as tall as Ludwig Bemelmans. And now, fans of the prolific illustrator and author can experience his work like never before. How? The Ocean House ...