It's always so fascinating to me to think about all the things people can't live without, and Maira Kalman is someone I admire and look up to. Her illustrations are so quirky and wonderfully specific. This is a beautiful pictorial and narrative exploration of the significance of objects in our lives, drawn from her personal artifacts, recollections, and selections from the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. 

As it speaks to the universal experience and importance of beloved objects in our lives—big and small, famous and private—this unique work is a fresh way of examining and understanding our society, history, culture, and ourselves.